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Sheikha Al Mayassa chairs Unesco meeting Foggy morning, School summer warmer Doha at night likely DOHA: It would be a foggy holidays begin morning today so visibility could be low, the Weather Bureau said yesterday. Visibility would gradually improve from four kilometres on June 29 early in the morning to eight later. The weather could be partly cloudy later in the day. The seas would be calm with the weather SEC calendar unifies vacation being hazy with some clouds. Wind direction inland would DOHA: This year’s summer will be working at least for one be southeasterly to southwesterly holidays for schools in Qatar week during the holy month of while offshore it would be south- begin on June 29 and end on Ramadan this year, while the next easterly. Wind speed inland is September 4, according to the two years, most of Ramadan will forecast to be between four and 12 academic calendar approved by fall within school working days. H E Sheikha Al Mayassa bint Hamad Al Thani, Chairperson of the Board of Trustees of Qatar Museums Authority knots, while at sea the speed may the Supreme Education Council This year’s mid-term holidays and President of the 38th session of the World Heritage Committee, yesterday chaired a preparatory meeting increase up to 15 and 18 knots, (SEC). begin on Sunday and continue at the Unesco headquarters in Paris for the session to be held in Doha on June 16-25. The Qatari delega- particularly in the north. The schedule, unifying school until February 6. tion included H E Sheikh Hassan bin Mohammed Al Thani, Vice-Chairman of the Board of Trustees of QMA, Day temperatures are likely to holidays in the country, would The schools that started their H E Sheikh Mishaal bin Hamad Al Thani, Qatar’s Ambassador to France, and Ali Zainal, Qatar’s Permanent range between 22 degrees Celsius apply to all Independent and pri- academic year last September will (in Al Khor) to 24 degrees in Representative to Unesco. vate schools, including commu- reopen on February 9 for their places like Mesaieed, Al Wakrah, nity schools. Teachers and other second term. Dukhan and Al Ruwais, and 25 employees of Independent schools Under directives from SEC, degrees in Doha and Abu Samra. will have a shorter summer break several expat schools have also Night temperatures in places — from July 13 to August 28. declared week-long holidays like Al Khor and Abu Samra could Given the schedule, schools from Sunday to comply with the New policy to regulate ads be 13 and 14 degrees, respectively. schedule. Doha would be warmer at night Last year some community with the minimum temperature Independent schools schools, especially Indian schools forecast being 16 degrees. In places secure 80-90pc pass that follow an academic calen- on mobile phones soon such as Mesaieed, Dukhan, Al dar different from Independent Wakrah and Al Ruwais, the night and international schools, were DOHA: A new policy to regu- The Ministry of or promoting their trade mark temperature would be around 15 in first-term exams exempted from this rule. late advertising and market- Telecommunications and and agreements must mention fee degrees. THE PENINSULA DOHA: Independent schools The vacation schedule for the ing of products and services Information Technology is fram- slabs, payment modes and other have secured 80 to 90 percent academic years 2013-2014, 2014- or promoting trade marks by ing new regulations that would necessary details. pass in the first-term exami- 2015 and 2015-2016 was included companies through telecom govern advertising, marketing of It would be illegal to carry mis- S Sudan, rebels nations, while schools are in a letter sent by the Minister of service providers like Ooredoo products and services through the leading information through such busy preparing for the offi- Education H E Dr Mohamed bin and Vodafone Qatar and Qatar aforesaid mediums, as also trade advertisements as the policy will sign ceasefire cial announcement of results, Abdul Wahed Al Hammadi to the National Broadband Company mark promotions. aim at protecting the consumer, according to Al Sharq. Cabinet, according to Al Sharq. (Qnbn) is on the anvil. The policy will also regulate Al Sharq reports. ADDIS ABABA: South Spring holidays for these The academic calendar includes New rules and regulations are relations between advertisers Qnbn is vital for Qatar’s future Sudan’s government and rebels schools begin on Sunday, mark- a four-day break during the sec- expected to be in place in about and service providers. The latter development serving the wider signed a ceasefire yesterday to ing the end of the first-term. ond term from April 13 to 17 this three months and would bar the will be required to prominently digitisation agenda of the coun- end more than five weeks of Under a new policy of Supreme year. advertising platforms from car- put their terms and conditions try. It has developed a complete fighting that divided Africa’s Education Council, results of all Mid-term holidays for the aca- rying any advertisement that can for their clients, along with fee products and services portfolio to newest nation and brought it to Independent schools must be demic year 2014-2015 begin on mislead consumers. slabs, on their websites. make available its ultra-broad- the brink of civil war. made available at the national January 26 and summer holidays The platforms will need to pro- Service providers must also band fiber connections and serv- The pact is expected to be network of examination results. from June 28 to September 3, vide detailed and correct infor- sign specific contracts with adver- ices to most homes and businesses implemented within 24 hours, THE PENINSULA 2015. THE PENINSULA mation to consumers through the tisers before carrying their mes- in Qatar. THE PENINSULA mediators said. REUTERS Continued on page 5 advertisements they carry. sages for marketing or advertising Continued on page 5 See also page 8

Model tram for Education City Syrian opposition One killed, 12 hurt in Riyadh blast RIYADH: One person died and 12 were injured when an explo- looks to future sion and subsequent fire occurred in a restaurant in Riyadh, Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported yesterday. without Assad A spokesman of the Directorate General of Civil Defence in Riyadh Region, Major Mohammed Al Hammadi, said in a statement that the GENEVA: Syria’s opposi- Civil Defence Operations Department received a report at 2pm that tion leader yesterday laid out an explosion and fire had occurred in a restaurant in Granada District. demands for talks on ending Teams from Civil Defence and Saudi Red Crescent Authority rushed the country’s civil war, call- to the site and doused the blaze. “Preliminary information indicates ing for the creation of a tran- that the incident was caused by a gas leak,” he added. sitional government that does not include President Bashar Al NSA data collection ‘illegal’ Assad. Ahmed Jarba told reporters in WASHINGTON: The US government’s privacy board has rebuked Geneva, where rival sides are due President Barack Obama over the National Security Agency’s mass to hold days of negotiations under collection of American phone data, saying the programme defended the auspices of the UN and major by Obama last week was illegal and ought to be shut down. world powers, that he was looking A divided Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board, an independ- to a future without Assad. ent and long-troubled liberties advocate in the executive branch, issued In a defiant speech, Jarba said a report yesterday that concludes NSA’s collection of every US phone the international community had record on a daily basis violates legal restrictions of the statute cited now realised that Assad cannot A full-sized mock-up of a new Avenio tram for the ‘Doha Tram’ project in Education City was unveiled by Siemens to authorise it — Section 215 of the Patriot Act. See also page 10 stay in power. “We have started to yesterday. Qatar’s first and the Middle East’s most energy-efficient tram system to make the Education City AGENCIES look into the future without him. car-free will be operational by September 2016. Full report on page 2 Assad and all of his regime is in the past now. Nobody should have any doubt that the head of the regime is finished. This regime is dead.” Moscow, Assad’s major backer, Rowhani, Netanyahu spar at Davos economic forum had given assurances that it was not “holding on” to Assad, Jarba DAVOS: Iran yesterday Benjamin Netanyahu, also had “no connection with what is believed a full deal was achievable. Israel believes Iran remains said. Assad’s officials, who left stepped up attempts to nor- speaking at the forum, warned ongoing on the ground,” notably He also reiterated that the dangerously close to the capacity talks with a UN envoy without malise relations with the West the West not to take the media- in Syria, where he said Iranian regime would never give up its to build a nuclear missile which making any statement, insisted with a Davos charm offensive friendly Iranian’s offer at face Revolutionary Guards and its right to join some 40 countries would threaten the its existence. that the president is not going that was immediately attacked value, insisting there was no Hezbollah allies were fighting in acquiring the capacity to gen- Netanyahu denounced anywhere, a view endorsed by by Israel as a confidence trick. concrete evidence of any funda- and killing alongside government erate nuclear power and use Rowhani’s latest charm offensive US Secretary of State John Kerry. President Hassan Rowhani mental change in the nature of forces. nuclear technology for peaceful as a typical piece of “deception.” “Obviously, he is not ready at told the World Economic Forum the Islamic regime. Rowhani described the nuclear ends. “The goal of the ayatollahs’ this point in time,” Kerry told that his government was sincere “Rowhani can say something accord, which limits Iran’s ability In an apparent reference to regime, which is hiding behind Al Arabiya television. Jarba said in its desire for a new relation- but it doesn’t make it real. to enrich uranium and provides Israel, he said he saw the major Rowhani’s smiles, is to ease sanc- talks would be difficult, long and ship based on mutual trust and a “It’s false,” Netanyahu said. for inspection of its facilities, as impediment to a full nuclear tions without conceding on their would look at all “core issues” as rebuilding of economic ties shat- He said Rowhani’s claim that marking the start of a new phase accord as “a lack of serious will programme to produce nuclear a package deal. REUTERS tered by international sanctions. Iran wanted to promote stability in relations with the US. by other parties or pressure influ- weapons.” AGENCIES See also page 5 Israeli Prime Minister and security in the Middle East Rowhani stressed that Iran enced by others”. See also page 15 FRIDAY 24 JANUARY 2014 02 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com HOME

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Tel Fax Engineer Saad Al Muhannadi (third left), President of Qatar Foundation, with Dr Roland Busch (third right), Board Member of Siemens AG and CEO of Siemens Infrastructure and Cities Sector, Bernhard Fonseka (second right), Chief Executive Officer for Siemens WLL, Qatar, and other officials cutting the ribbon to inaugurate the Siemens Avenio energy-efficient tram at Education City yesterday. KAMMUTTY VP Tollfree Fax Tram system at Education City Tel Fax to be operational by Sept 2016 Tel Fax Siemens will supply 19 trams that can accommodate 239 passengers

Tel DOHA: Qatar’s first and the Middle powerhouse in electronics and electrical ensure that this project which maximises Fax East’s most energy-efficient tram system engineering operating in the energy, infra- energy efficiency and optimises mobility in to make the Education City a car-free structure and cities, industry and health- the city is of the highest calibre.” place will be operational by September care sectors. Siemens will supply 19 trams, each with www.doha.hilton.com 2016, according to a senior official. Dr Roland Busch, Board Member three cars and able to accommodate up to A trial run of the service to transport of Siemens AG and CEO of Siemens a maximum of 239 passengers. Tel +974 44233333 students, staff and visitors within the Infrastructure and Cities Sector handed The Avenio trams will run on 11.5km of Fax +974 44233000 Education City will begin in early 2016 and over key of Avenio trams to Engineer track without overhead contact lines. The give a glimpse of what the future holds for Al Muhannadi at an event held at the system will be installed across the Education public transport in Qatar. Education City. City campus and will serve 25 stations and “This is a project to reduce traffic, mini- Avenio’s low-floor technology and ergo- stops. The trams will be equipped with the mise usage of cars and emission, it will be nomic design offers passengers a high level Sitras HES energy storage system from completed in September 2016 before that of comfort. In addition, the energy storage Siemens, with energy being supplied at the there will be trial runs in the beginning of system for optimising energy consumption tram stops. 2016,” said Engineer Saad Al Muhannadi, and the overhead contact line-free operation The life-size model of the Avenio tram President of Qatar Foundation, yesterday. make Avenio a role model for sustainable, will be displayed at a number of different He spoke to media on the sidelines of rail-bound local transport. locations throughout Doha, giving public the Tel unveiling a full-sized mock-up of a new Bernhard Fonseka, CEO of Siemens WLL opportunity to see what the trams will look Avenio trams for the ‘Doha Tram’ project Qatar said: “We have pooled the best of our like and to experience the tram first hand. Fax in Education City by Siemens, the global research units, engineers and know-how to THE PENINSULA

Tel Fax Workshop for drugs enforcement

Tel officials held Fax DOHA: A three-day work- shop organised by The Drugs Enforcement Department for its officials concluded here yesterday. Tel Official delegates from the US Fax Drugs Enforcement Administration Regional Office in Dubai delivered lectures at the workshop. Among the dignitaries at the Tel inaugural function were Colonel Amr Salih Al Humaidi, Asst Fax Director of Drugs Department and Capt Muhammed Abdullah Al Khatir, Head of the International Section for Drugs Department. Tel Thirty officers from Drugs Fax Department, CID and Security Department attended the course. THE PENINSULA US officials during the training session. EAA calls for new investment in education Tel Fax DOHA: Business and phi- sustained action. call for new investment to sup- are denied their fundamental lanthropy leaders were urged Current funding for basic port education. In the past the right to education. EAC projects to accelerate the effort to education in low income coun- public and private sectors have reach countries that account for provide and finance qual- tries covers less than 10 percent stood up and made significant nearly 70 percent of all out of Tel ity basic education for the of the amount required, leaving progress on issues of great social school children. Fax world’s estimated 57 million a funding gap of $24bn per year. and economic importance, such Its focus is on replicating and out of school children, dur- To close the gap, EAA aims to as public health. We have today scaling-up successful quality www.renaissancedoha.com ing a private event at the link proven programmatic suc- the same chance with primary programs, promoting innova- 2014 Annual Meeting of the cess with innovative funding education — to prevent lost tive approaches and encourag- Tel +974 44195000 World Economic Forum, by mechanisms to open opportu- opportunity and reduce poverty. ing collaboration, to ensure the Education Above All (EAA), nities for new sources of funds Education can transform indi- best outcomes for children and Fax +974 44195100 a global initiative of H H – from philanthropists, official vidual lives, and also economic their communities. Sheikha Moza bint Nasser. development assistance, inves- outcomes for communities and To date, EAC has supported With fewer than 700 tors, foundations and business. nations.” more than 2 million out of days before the Millennium Commenting on the need for Launched in 2012, Educate A school children via 44 co-funded Development Goals deadline, new investment in education, Child, a global program of Her projects in 24 countries with a EAA highlighted the long-term Dr Abdullah Al Kubaisi, Special Highness’ Education Above goal of reaching 10 million by impact of investment in pri- Envoy for Education Above All Foundation aims to signifi- the end of the 2015-2016 school mary education on GDP as the All, said: “EAA has come to cantly reduce the estimated 57 year. imperative for immediate and the World Economic Forum to million children worldwide who THE PENINSULA FRIDAY 24 JANUARY 2014 HOME www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 03 National Museum to host oil and gas gallery Agreement signed between QMA and QNCWPC

DOHA: A gallery devoted said Dr Abdullah Al Sulaiti, industry development and this exclusively to the country’s Oil NMoQ Deputy Director for will give visitors the opportunity and Gas industry will be estab- Research and Collections. to see all phases of oil and gas lished as an integral part of “The reestablishment of the production, from exploration the future National Museum of National Museums of Qatar in and development to processing Qatar (NMoQ). its new design will contribute and storage to transport and In this regard, Qatar Museums effectively in preserving our export,” he added. Authority (QMA) yesterday national identity,” said QNCWPC QNCWPC decided to donate signed an agreement with the Chairman Issa Al Ghanim. QR10m to support the establish- Qatar National Committee for “The museum will allow visi- ment of this gallery as a legacy the World Petroleum Council tors to learn more about our of the 20th World Petroleum (QNCWPC) to be its official part- past, present and future and Congress hosted by Qatar in ner for this project. view our culture that reflects 2011 and in accordance with the Under this agreement, the authenticity of the Qatari policy adopted at the conference QNCWPC will support the muse- people. The discovery of Oil is which is to establish a project um’s education programmes and undoubtedly considered one of that serves the community, said materials related to the Oil and the most historic phases of the Al Ghanim. Gas industry. state of Qatar and which led to The new under-construction “We are delighted to be major changes in the country,” NMoQ features an innovative announcing our partnership said Al Ghanim. design by Pritzker Prize-winning with the QNCWPC. Through Because of the crucial role the architect Jean Nouvel. It is The Chairman of Qatar National Committee for the World Petroleum Council, Issa Al Ghanim (left), and Executive its future Gallery Nine dedi- oil and gas industry plays in the inspired by the desert rose and Director and Acting CEO of Qatar Museum Authority, Edward Dolman, shaking hands after signing an agreement to cated to the story of Oil and country, the national museum grows organically around the set up an oil and gas gallery at the future National Museum of Qatar (NMoQ). With them is the Deputy Director for Gas in Qatar, the NMoQ aims decided to establish a special oil original Emiri Diwan. Research and Collections at the NMoQ, Dr Abdulla Mohammed Al Sulaiti. SALIM MATRAMKOT to educate Qataris and resi- and gas gallery within the new The Museum will celebrate the dents about the history of Qatar building, he said. culture and heritage of Qatar and offering international visitors a represent the past, present and cultural site visits, and technol- and the way the Oil discovery “The aim of this is to reflect its people, embodying the pride dialogue about rapid change and future of Qatar through exhi- ogy-based programming. shaped the nation since 1940,” the story of the oil and gas and traditions of Qataris while modernisation. The NMoQ will bitions, educational activities, THE PENINSULA

Emir receives phone call from Sound knowledge key to success Yemeni president of Islamic financial system: Expert

DOHA: The Emir H H Sheikh DOHA: A genuine Islamic The speaker adopted a New banking differs from conventional Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani financial system would require Institutional Economics (NIE) banking. received yesterday a telephone creation of new Islamic knowl- framework. NIE takes a multi- Dr Habib argued that the push call from President of the edge that can build appropriate disciplinary approach to explain for Islamising economies without Republic of Yemen Abd Rabbuh institutions, organisations and how economic structures evolve the necessary knowledge base and Mansur Hadi. Discussions dealt transactions, says an Islamic and change over time. appropriate economic structure with bilateral ties and ways of finance expert. Economic structure is studied led to adopting a “marginal adap- developing them. Giving a lecture on ‘knowledge, at four levels: culture, institu- tation approach”. Sidra’s Chief Research Officer and SITC President Dr Francesco Marincola economy, and Islamic finance: A tions, organisations and trans- He claimed that establishing speaking at the conference. new institutional economics per- actions. While culture embodies an Islamic economic structure Al Attiyah visits spective’ at Hamad bin Khalifa the body of knowledge of different in general, and a genuine Islamic University recently, Dr Habib societies, the nature and growth financial system would require Sheikh Abdullah Latest research on cancer Ahmed, Professor of Islamic of knowledge determine the type reorientation of culture towards Law and Finance at Durham and evolution of institutions, creation of new Islamic knowl- bin Jassim expo University and Visiting Professor organisations and transactions edge that can build appropriate treatment discussed at Qatar Faculty of Islamic in an economy. institutions, organisations and DOHA: The Chairman of Studies (QFIS) said the failure After examining the status of transactions. the Administrative Control DOHA: A discussion on new system is elegantly structured to of Islamisation of economies can knowledge in the Muslim world The example of Malaysia was and Transparency Authority treatment methods for can- recognise self from non-self, vigor- be explained by the lack of Islamic using data from Unesco and other cited as a model for development H E Abdullah bin Hamad Al cer focus on latest research ously attacking cells deemed foreign. knowledge needed to produce sources, the example of the status policy. Fifty course providers and Attiyah yesterday visited Sheikh advances, with a special atten- The goal of cancer immunotherapy the appropriate institutions and of Islamic finance was presented 18 universities exist in Malaysia Abdullah bin Jassim Exhibition tion on currently approved is to understand these mechanisms organisations in an economy. to illustrate how dormant Islamic that teach Islamic finance. “ A Story of a Leader”, held at and emerging tumor immuno- and to promote anti-tumor immune The lecture was organised by scholarship led to problems of Their contribution to creating Qatar Museums Authority Hall therapy approaches. responses. I am honoured that the the Center for Islamic Economics implementing financial structures Islamic knowledge is evident by in Katara. Sidra Medical and Research world’s top minds in immunotherapy and Finance (CIEF) at QFIS. entailing Islamic ethos. their research activities in the The exhibition presents the Center and the Society for the research and practice are taking Dr Habib spoke about the role Dr Habib presented data from Islamic economics discipline. evolution of Qatar through three Immunotherapy of Cancer part in this meeting, which will spur of knowledge in the economy, the academic literature to show Furthermore, the institutional stages, the first of which is the (SITC) hosts the ‘Updates on international collaborations and fur- the status of knowledge in the that attitudes of Muslims towards environment and regulatory beginning of the reign of Sheikh Immunotherapy of Cancer and ther this breakthrough research. Muslim world, the implications Islamic banking are still uncer- framework for Islamic finance in Abdullah and the dawn of the Immunoscore’ event, with the Genetics and disease risk assess- of this for Islamic finance, and a tain. For example, many Muslims Malaysia is also well-established. modern State of Qatar. The sec- leading authorities in oncology and ment will be one of the Centers of way forward. are still unsure how Islamic THE PENINSULA ond sheds light on the old pal- immunotherapy travelling to Doha Excellence at Sidra and we look for- ace, telling the history of the to share the latest research on ward to continuing our relationship palace itself and the life of the novel cancer treatments, which use with SITC and other international ruling family in it, in addition to the body’s own protective response. institutions in the immunotherapy Two-day Spring Festival at Wakrah from today its geographical location and its Immunotherapy uses the arena to bring personalised treat- importance as a centre of power immune system’s T-cells to find ments to patients.” DOHA: The Community (behind petrol station, close traditional foods, handicrafts, in Qatar. The final phase focuses and kill cancerous cells while Over the course of the two-day Policing Section of South to Shell roundabout). camels and horses, security and on the modern era, as it shows avoiding the damage to healthy programme, world-wide leaders Security Department in The programme aims at safety awareness expo. Prizes will converting the palace into the tissue commonly caused by many and visionaries in the field of association with Wakrah enhancing communication and be distributed to the winners of first museum in Qatar in 1975, of the current forms of treatment, cancer immunotherapy are dis- Municipality will be hold- interaction between police and the competitions. and displays the ambitious plans such as radiation therapy, chemo- cussing ways to improve the out- ing two-day “Family Spring public and will consist of com- The organisers invited families drawn up by the Qatar Museums therapy and surgery. come for patients with cancer by Festival” from today. The petitions and recreational games to visit the festival and enjoy the Authority to develop the old Sidra’s Chief Research Officer incorporating strategies based on event will begin at 2pm till 5pm for children, police dog dem- activities and the entry is free. palace into the new National and SITC President Dr Francesco cancer immunotherapy. at Souq Waqif of Al Wakrah onstrations, display of Qatari THE PENINSULA Museum of Qatar. QNA Marincola said: “Our immune THE PENINSULA

QRC organises disaster management programme

DOHA: The Qatar Red emergencies, stress control, media Crescent (QRC) recently organ- coaching, code of conduct, roles ised an advanced disaster man- and responsibilities, field security agement training programme and safety, the operations room, in preparation for the fifth dis- team management, emergency aster management camp to be action plans, project planning and held in early April. local NGO engagement.. The four-day event, held at All the trainees who attended QRC’s headquarters in Doha, is this course will be invited to part of an annual programme participate in a series of other One of the participants receiving certificate at the Career Day programme, with the objective of building dis- courses to eventually become organised by the Ministry of Labour. aster preparedness capacity of the qualified instructors. volunteers and the community in QRC will launch the fifth Commercial Bank participates in Career Day general. disaster management training The programme, organised camp from April 1 to April 10 DOHA: Commercial Bank assessed potential Qatari employees at by a group of QRC’s disaster at Al Khor Marine Scout Camp the Career Day, organised by the Ministry of Labour on Tuesday. management specialists, aimed under the patronage of the Prime Volunteers during media coaching session. The bank has made a number of employment positions available and at training 26 volunteers from Minister and Interior Minister H offered a variety of youth initiatives including the Bank’s Graduate different nationalities for four E Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin were held in 2006, 2007, 2012 number of partners will support Development Programme, Banking Associate Programme and hours a day. Khalifa Al Thani. and 2013 and the fifth edition QRC in the fifth camp, includ- Bachelors Programme at the Career Day. It contained a series of theo- The camp is part of QRC’s will involve 250 regional and ing the Internal Security Force “By supporting the Ministry of Labour Career Day, we are helping retical and practical training strategy to improve the lives of local and trainees from more (Lekhwiya), the Qatari Armed to develop Qatar’s human resource base by providing opportunities for sessions such as: disaster man- vulnerable groups by mobilising than 20 National Societies of Forces and the Scout and Guide career development and the acquisition of new skills,” said Abdulla agement policy, leadership skills, the power of humanity in Qatar the Red Crescent Societies in Association of Qatar. Saleh Al Raisi, CEO, Commercial Bank. THE PENINSULA assessment and planning in and abroad. Previous camps the GCC and Mena region. A THE PENINSULA FRIDAY 24 JANUARY 2014 04 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com ISLAM The nature of good and bad

he understanding of good and They replied: “His brother.” bad in the religion of Islam is So the Prophet (peace be upon him) said: not a complicated issue. It is not “His brother is better than him.” Tascribed to metaphysical pow- This story demonstrates that a man’s ers, like in many doctrines that believe worldly work which benefits him and his in the existence of gods for good and society is considered good, while the reli- gods for evil who drive people to do bad gious act which causes him to be lazy and things. And by this, humans become free dependant is bad. of responsibility towards what they have A good deed could also imply combating done. evil and fighting corruption, which means In Islam, God created good things and “reformation” in modern terminology. bad things and made them known to man The Quran says in valuation of this through successive revelations, but He type of good deed: They believe in Allah left it for human free will to use its power and the last day. They enjoin what is right of choice to make its way between the two and forbid what is wrong. And they hasten paths, and be responsible for the choice. in all good works. They are in the ranks of Allah says in the Quran: the righteous. ( 3:114) And by oath of the soul, and Him Who In the context of recognising what is perfected it in proportion. Then He showed good and what is bad, it is important to it what is wrong for it and what is right. know that one of the most important Indeed, he succeeds who purifies his self criteria of qualifying the deed is the (i.e. by doing righteous good deeds). And intention behind it. Sometimes the deed indeed he fails who corrupts his self (i.e. appears to be good and compatible with by doing every kind of evil wicked deeds). Shariah, but the one who did it meant (91:7-10) something else in his or her heart. The In fact, Muslims understand the nature following story of “the mosque of mis- of what is ‘good’ and what is ‘bad’ only in chief”, which was narrated in the Quran, the light of their constitution which was explains this problem. God narrates: revealed to them in the noble Quran, in And there are those who put up a mosque addition to what Prophet Muhammad by way of mischief and infidelity, to disunite (peace be upon him) taught them. These the believers and in preparation for one who two sources are what we call Shariah, warred against Allah and His messenger which means “legal system” in contem- before. They will swear that their intention porary terminology. is nothing but good, but Allah does declare The recognition of “good” and “bad” that they are certainly liars. (9:107) should not remain theoretical or purely Building a mosque is one of the best cognitive, but should be interpreted in deeds in Islam, but in this situation, terms of practical actions. People should some enemies of the Muslim community follow what they have known to be “good” wanted to build another mosque which and renounce what they have known to was far away from the main mosque be “bad”. This positive attitude is consid- where the Muslims used to congregate. ered to be the gauge by which their faith Muslims understand the nature of what is ‘good’ and what is ‘bad’ They meant to split the Muslim com- is measured. munity at that time and cause division In other words, people’s faith is only only in the light of their constitution which was revealed to them and disunity among the Muslims. Thus, manifested in their good or bad deeds. in the noble Quran, in addition to what Prophet Muhammad although the deed appears to be good, yet This importance of “good” and “bad” its evil intention makes it bad. deeds makes God mention them in the (peace be upon him) taught them. These two sources are what The Prophet was quite aware of such Quran — in contexts of both inviting to contradictions that sometimes take the good and warning of the bad — more we call Shariah, which means “legal system” in contemporary place between the act and its intention. than 360 times, while the Prophet’s say- Therefore, he declared that the descrip- ings on it are beyond number. terminology. tion of any deed, whether it is good or bad, The following verses are but few exam- is going to be for the intention behind it, ples of God’s stressing on this idea in and not for the deed itself. He said: order to encourage the believers to stick only punished to the extent of their deeds. will remain controversial amongst dif- recognise good and bad acts is the effect “The actions are but judged according to to good deeds. God says in the Quran: (28:84) ferent value systems. What is considered of such acts. No act is good or bad in intentions; and to every man is due what he He who created death and life, that He “Good” and “bad” are two adjectives a virtue or an ideal in one moral system itself, but it is so according to its con- intended.” (Al Bukhari) may try which of you is best in deed. (67:2) qualifying human deeds or acts. They may not be so in another. sequences on the individual and society. What is amazing in the Islamic moral Whoever works righteousness, man or transcend religious rituals such as pray- You may consider for example drink- Some consequences are in the here- system is that when the doers of bad woman, and has faith, We will give him a life ing and fasting, to extend to acts related ing alcohol. Although it could be good in after; this means that a certain act deeds become aware of their evil and that is good and pure, and We will bestow to all aspects of life, such as politics, eco- some cultures, as a source of happiness may lead its doer to Paradise or to Hell. regret doing it, there is always a chance on such their reward according to the best nomics, legal system, warfare, and social and psychological relief, it is considered Therefore, the good deed will be the one for them to go back by making repent- of their actions. (16:97) conduct, according to fixed criteria. bad in the Islamic context because of the which leads to Paradise, whereas the bad ance at the right time. Then they may be Then, as to those who believed and did The first criterion by which we rec- mental confusion which takes away the is what leads to Hell. forgiven. The Quran says: righteous deeds, their Lord will Admit them ognise good and bad is related to their drinker’s self-respect. Other consequences of good and bad Allah accepts the repentance of those who to His mercy: That will be the achievement definitions. Good is any act which is con- Another example is that of homosexu- are expected in this world in which we do evil in ignorance and repent soon after- for all to see. (45:30) sistent with the concepts of values, virtues, ality, or even sexual freedom, which could live, in other words, the effect of a cer- wards; to them, Allah turns in mercy. ( 4:17) For those who believe and work right- ideals, justice, and welfare, whereas bad is be regarded as good signs of romanticism tain deed on the individual and the soci- But, unfortunately, the situation may eous deeds is a reward that will never fail. the opposite. But it is important to realise and personal freedom in some cultures, ety. The ideal image of a citizen in the not be so for those who keep obstinate (Quran 41:8) that these concepts should only be under- whereas in Islam they are looked down Islamic value system is that of a beneficial and insist on their bad doings till they On the other hand, there are also stood from a purely Islamic perspective upon as signs of moral chaos which lead Muslim who affects all of his surround- die, God says about them: Of no effect is many verses which deal with the conse- and according to Islamic paradigm. to the destruction of societies. ings positively. the repentance of those who continue to do quences of evil and bad deeds. That is because although there are Another example is that of hijab (wom- To clarify this idea of the importance evil until death faces one of them and he Whoever works evil will be requited always shared values amongst all cultures en’s Islamic dress code), it is considered of the effect of a good worldly deed, let’s says: “Now I repent”. Nor of those who die accordingly. Nor will he find besides Allah, that are known to be good, such as hon- bad in Western societies as a sign of contemplate this situation in which the rejecting faith. For them We have prepared any protector or helper. (4:123) esty, truth and charity, and common acts oppressing women, but it is considered Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) a most grievous punishment. (4:18) Taste the penalty of eternity for your evil that are agreed upon to be bad among all good in Islam as it is a sign of women’s noticed a man constantly staying at the We pray that God may write us among deeds. (32:14) cultures, such as cheating, stealing, and chastity, self-respect, and so on. mosque. He asked his Companions: those who endeavor to do good deeds and If any does evil, the doers of evil are lying, yet there are some values which Another criterion which helps Muslims “Who is supporting him?” abstain from the bad. www.onislam.net

Thomas Carlyle

Prophet in Hindu scriptures on Prophet kill the devil; and God will protect him from his is called the Veda. In the Atharva Veda, it is men- Muhammad The advent of Prophet opponents. tioned that the praiseworthy among people shall be praised; it is known that the name Muhammad in Muhammad (peace be PROPHET IN THE UPANISHAD Arabic actually means “the praiseworthy.” The British philosopher, upon him) is mentioned Some Hindu scholars consider the Upanishads It also states that the promised prophet will be a Thomas Carlyle, who won the scripture to be superior to the Vedas, because they camel rider, which is interesting because Indian proph- Nobel Prize for his book The more than once in the impart divine knowledge and teach how the human ets were forbidden to ride camels. Heroes wrote: soul can get nearer to its Maker and Master. Prophet Jesus, according to the New Testament,

Hindu scriptures. The most important prophecy in it is the one rode on an ass but not on a camel, but it is well that mentions the coming of Prophet Muhammad known that Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) rode “It is a great shame for any one to (PBUH) by name, and the Muslim testimony of a camel. listen to the accusation that Islam is BY JAMAL BADAWI faith — there is no God but Allah — is repeated The seventh mantra also speaks about some- a lie and that Muhammad (PBUH) more than once in it. one who is going to be a guide to all people, and was a fabricator and a deceiver. As a result of the clarity and explicitness of that Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) always emphasised We saw that he remained steadfast indu scriptures are divided into three prophecy, some Hindus actually enter into Islam, that he was not sent to a particular people, like basic categories: Vedas, Upanishads and which has led some Hindu scholars to claim that Israelites alone or Arabs alone, but to the whole upon his principles, with firm Puranas. There are differences about perhaps this prophecy was written by a Hindu world. determination; kind and generous, Hthe age of those scriptures; some peo- pundit who converted to Islam. But this is refuted The sixth mantra speaks about some of the compassionate, pious, virtuous, with ple believe that they go back almost 4,000 years. because this prophecy was referred to in some of brave people who vanquished without a battle and real manhood, hardworking and One of the amazing prophecies in these Hindu the ancient Hindu books that predate the advent that the number of their opponents was 10,000, sincere. Besides all these qualities, scriptures is the one on the tongue of Maharshi Vyasa, of Islam or Muslims to India (Vidyarthi). which could be a reference to the battle of the he was lenient with others, tolerant, a Hindu saint, that states that the land of Arabs will In the Allo Upanishad, the following description allies or the trench that took place during Prophet be corrupted by the evil doers — maybe a reference of God is given: the name of the deity is Allah, He is Muhammad’s (PBUH) time. kind, cheerful and praiseworthy and to the pre-Islamic pagans; and that Mahamad — a one, the King of all the world, He is the Magnificent, The number of the people who put a siege around perhaps he would joke and tease his slight adulteration of the name Muhammad — will the Greatest of all, the Best, the Most Perfect, the Madinah were indeed 10,000, and they were van- companions. He was just, truthful, come and guide those who went astray. Holiest of all, the Nourisher of the whole world, quished without a battle because God sent a hur- smart, pure, magnanimous and He will be circumcised, bearded, eloquent; he the Manifester of the earth and the space, and the ricane that finally, after a long siege, forced them present-minded; his face was radiant will create a great revolution; he will announce Lord of all creation. to leave. as if he had lights within him to the call for prayers; he will eat the meat of law- He created the sun, the moon, the stars, and In the Rig Veda, it speaks about a person who is ful animals but not of the swine; and he will fight the heavens. He is the Nourisher of all the birds, described as truthful and trustworthy, powerful and illuminate the darkest of nights; against irreligious nations. All these descriptions beasts, animals that live in the sea and those that generous who will be famous with 10,000. he was a great man by nature who meet Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him). are not visible to the eye. He is the remover of all All these are the characteristics of Prophet was not educated in a school nor Bhavishya Purana, one of the most important evils and calamities, and Muhammad (PBUH) is Muhammad (PBUH), and the number 10,000 nurtured by a teacher as he was not Puranas, includes another prophecy that states the apostle of Allah. could be a possible reference to the number of the in need of any of this.” that in a foreign country a spiritual teacher whose Companions of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) who name is Muhammad will come; he will be a dweller PROPHET IN THE VEDAS entered Makkah victoriously. of Arabia; he will gather a large force to fight or The third basic category of Hindu scriptures FRIDAY 24 JANUARY 2014 MIDDLE EAST www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 05 UN envoy meets Syria foes to salvage talks Main negotiations beginning today, to last a week

GENEVA: A UN envoy met UN envoy Lakhdar Brahimi cut off from international aid. members of Syria’s opposition met leaders of the Syrian oppo- More than 130,000 people Geneva yesterday as efforts sition at a Geneva hotel to dis- are believed to have been killed, began to salvage peace talks by cuss the agenda for further talks nearly a third of Syria’s 22 mil- focusing on local ceasefires and today. The opposition then went lion people have been driven from prisoner swaps rather than a to meet officials from the United their homes and half are in need political deal. States, France and Britain. of international aid, including The first day of talks on Brahimi was due to meet the del- hundreds of thousands in areas Wednesday was dominated by egation from Assad’s government cut off by fighting. fierce rhetoric from President later yesterday. The main negotiations, Bashar Al Assad’s government Officials still hope they can expected to last up to a week, and its foes. Brought together salvage the process by start- are not due to begin until today, for the first time in almost three ing with more modest, prac- giving mediators a day to lower years of war, each accused the tical measures to ease the the temperature and focus on other of atrocities and showed no plight of millions of people on pragmatic steps. sign of compromise. the ground, especially in areas One of the opposition nego- tiators, Haitham Al Maleh, said the mood was positive despite the tough first day. He spoke of Civilians gather as they inspect a site hit by shelling by forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar Al Assad, in the Some nations ready to a two-stage process, with prac- Jazmati area of Aleppo, yesterday. tical steps like prisoner swaps, deploy peacekeepers: Kerry ceasefires, the withdrawal of heavy weapons and setting up aid DAVOS: US Secretary of State John Kerry said yesterday that corridors being dealt with first, some countries might be prepared to send peacekeeping troops to before the political future. 1,400 dead in rebel-jihadist clashes Syria, as the UN leads efforts to bring the warring sides together The talks remain fragile, how- and end the war. ever, with both sides threaten- BEIRUT: Nearly 1,400 people fighters, 190 civilians and 19 oth- which 12 Kurdish fighters died, The top US diplomat also acknowledged in an interview with ing to pull out — the government have been killed in Syria since ers whose identities have not been the Observatory said. Dubai-based Al Arabiya television that President Bashar al-Assad says it will not discuss remov- clashes between rebels and the established. And three people were killed, was not ready to make peace. ing Assad, while the opposi- jihadist Islamic State of Iraq and Clashes between rebels and including a young girl, and 15 “If there is a peace agreement there are many countries that have tion says it will not stay unless the Levant (ISIL) erupted this jihadists from ISIL erupted early wounded in a car-bomb blast already offered to step up and be peacekeepers in the new Syria,” Assad’s removal is the basis for month, a monitor said yesterday. in January after months of rising in the Kurdish-held village of Kerry told the television station. negotiations. “The number of people killed tensions. Malkiyeh close to the border. “There is no question, but that we are all prepared to help provide “There is an international will- in fighting between the Islamic The all-out fight has seen ISIL Regime air raids on Aleppo left protection to any of the minorities.” ingness for this to succeed, but State of Iraq and the Levant and lose territory in Idlib and Aleppo another 16 people dead, including But he stressed to Al Arabiya during the interview on the sidelines we don’t know what will happen,” Islamist and rebel forces since provinces, but it has consolidated three women and eight children, of the World Economic Forum in Davos that there would not be any Maleh said. “It is possible that January 3 has risen to 1,395,” the its hold over Raqa city, the only after warplanes hit several rebel- American boots on the ground. (the government) might with- Syrian Observatory for Human provincial capital to be pried from held areas in the south of the city. While he did not name any countries, he said they would be coun- draw. We will withdraw if Geneva Rights said. regime control. Al Qaeda leader Ayman Al tries acceptable to Syria. takes another course and devi- The Observatory, a Britain- Elsewhere in northern Syria, Zawahiri, in an audio message Kerry also said that Assad was “not ready at this point and time” to ates from the transition, to the based group that relies on activists near the Turkish border, ISIL posted online yesterday, urged all make peace. “This is a man who has committed war crimes,” he added. government narrative that they and other sources on the ground, militants seized control of jihadist forces “to immediately AFP are fighting terrorism.” said the figure included 760 mod- Manjib, northeast of Aleppo, halt fighting between brothers.” REUTERS erate and Islamist rebels, 426 ISIL after several days of clashes in AFP

Mid-term holidays UAE banks told to help to start next year Shelling in Fallujah kills four BAGHDAD: Shelling in Al Qaeda-linked Islamic State of write off citizens’ debts on January 24 Fallujah, a town near Baghdad 11 convicted of Iraq and the Levant. held by anti-government fight- The government has changed ABU DHABI: Commercial and the central bank declined Continued from page 1 ers, killed four people, officials terrorism hanged its language in recent days from banks in the United Arab to comment on the reports, Mid-term holidays for the said yesterday, as Barack Obama BAGHDAD: Iraq hanged 11 referring to all anti-government Emirates have been warned while a spokesman for the Debts 2015-2016 academic year will be pressed “political measures” people convicted of terrorist fighters in Anbar as Al Qaeda to to help write off the debts of Settlement Fund could not be from January 24 to February 4 along with security operations offences yesterday, the justice instead using terms such as gangs. UAE citizens or face punitive contacted. and summer holidays begin on to fight militancy. ministry said. And while Fallujah residents measures, local media reported Under the initiative, banks have June 26 and end on September But with an election looming in All those executed were and tribal sheikhs have said ISIL yesterday, quoting a senior gov- to waive 50 percent of debtors’ 1, 2016. April, Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri Iraqi nationals, justice minis- has tightened its grip on the city in ernment official. loans while the other half is settled Currently, there are 130 pri- Al Maliki has taken a hard line and try spokesman Haider Al Saadi recent days, other militant groups Banks must cooperate with the by the 10 billion dirham ($2.7bn) vate schools and 70 private kin- trumpeted assaults on militants, said, bringing the total number and anti-government tribes have Debts Settlement Fund, a state- fund. dergartens in Qatar, according with security forces announcing of people executed in less than also been involved in fighting gov- backed initiative set up in early The fund has so far settled debts to data released by the Private the killing of more than 50 fighters one week to 37. ernment forces in both cities. 2012 to help heavily indebted of 2,700 applicants out of a total Schools Office at SEC. in recent air strikes amid ongoing Police yesterday said they Iraqi security forces have Emiratis, said Ahmad Al Zaabi, of 6,000, paying more than 1.8 bil- Of these, 54 schools follow efforts to retake areas of another had thwarted an attack against recruited their own tribal allies. deputy minister for presidential lion dirhams to banks, Al Zaabi the British curriculum and 12 city partly out of government a meeting of the provincial US President Barack Obama on affairs. said at the opening of the fund’s have adopted the American control. council in Diyala province, Wednesday met with Iraq’s parlia- “We advise the banks that have headquarters. curriculum. Several neighbourhoods in killing seven suicide bombers ment speaker Osama al-Nujaifi, not cooperated yet with the fund UAE nationals secured massive Thirteen schools follow the south Fallujah were hit by shell- and dismantling five car bombs the country’s most senior Sunni to do so,” he said. personal loans from banks during Indian curriculum, three the ing late on Wednesday, residents that were apparently to be politician, and “encouraged Iraq’s “If they continue to refuse to the boom years of 2003 to 2008, Egyptian curriculum, two the of the city said, with four people used during the foiled assault. leaders to continue dialogue to cooperate we will contact the but found themselves struggling to Jordanian/Palestinian curricu- killed and 18 others wounded, REUTERS address the legitimate grievances Central Bank to publish the names repay debt after a financial down- lum and one Japanese curricu- according to Dr Ahmed Shami of all communities through the of these banks. Decisions will be turn and real estate market crash. lum, Hamad Al Ghali, Director from the city’s main hospital. any casualties, a police captain political process,” a White House issued for the government to not Since then, the government has of Private Schools Office told the Fallujah residents blame the said. statement said. cooperate with these banks,” he initiated a raft of welfare meas- daily. army for the shelling, but defence Parts of Ramadi and all of “Both sides agreed on the need added, The National newspaper ures for UAE citizens, who are He said the Office, which is officials say the military is not Fallujah, both west of Baghdad, for both security and political reported. believed to account for fewer than responsible for monitoring private responsible. have for weeks been in the hands measures to combat terrorism,” He did not specify how many 20 percent of a population which is schools, has not received any com- Mortars also struck in the cen- of anti-government fighters, it added. banks had failed to cooperate. The as large as about 9 million people. plaints related to their curriculum tre of Ramadi but did not cause including those affiliated with the AFP UAE banking industry federation REUTERS because any parent would check the academic system before send- ing their children to school. The Office has teams to look into applications for permis- sion to set up schools, fees, Turkish lawmakers brawl Outstanding Schools and the education voucher project. There are three Outstanding Schools, including a Spanish over judicial reforms one, and there is a plan to open a Chinese school in this category, ANKARA: A brawl erupted sacked or reassigned hundreds of said Al Ghali. in the Turkish parliament yes- police and prosecutors in what is THE PENINSULA terday as a heated debate on seen as a reprisal for the corrup- controversial judicial reforms tion investigation that has struck turned nasty. at the heart of the political The deputy leader of the main elite. opposition Republican People’s In the latest move day, more Portfolio for Party (CHP), Bulent Tezcan, was than 160 officers were removed injured and taken to hospital as from their posts in the western fists flew in the assembly. metropolis of Bursa, a day after a Qnbn customers, Media reports said the fracas similar shakeup in the main cit- flared after one lawmaker spoke ies of Istanbul, Ankara and Izmir. among others about claims that Prime Minister Erdogan accuses an erstwhile Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s son had ally, exiled Turkish preacher Continued from page 1 been summoned to testify as part Fethullah Gulen, of creating a The portfolio is intended for of a major corruption probe rock- “parallel” state to try to topple Qnbn customers, service provid- ing the government. his government via loyalists in ers and other entities as stated Parliament is expected to vote various institutions including the in the licence granted to it by the from late today on a bill aimed police and judiciary. authorities concerned. at giving the government greater “Turkey is damaging itself The basic product and serv- control over the judiciary, a move with such a blinding quarrel,” ice catalogue comprises GPON that has raised concerns at home Muharrem Yilmaz, the head of connections for homes and small and abroad about the weaken- the country’s top business asso- businesses and point-to-point Members of parliament from the ruling Justice and Development Party (right) and the main opposition Republican ing state of democracy in Turkey ciation, said of the feud between connections to larger enterprises. 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ORE than an year ago, as the Syrian insurgency raged and stories of death and destruction started to peak in Bashar Al Assad’s Syria, a woman was Mtaken on a tour of an illegal detention and torture facility. She could hear screams and whines as the head of Latin America is being changed the centre took her through a corridor lined on both sides by rooms housing detainees. The woman, an opposition activist and dissident, had been arrested for participating in a protest. by a vision of post-human rights She passed by a room where a man was suspended by his hands. His head was down, barely making his face visible. As she walked by, he tried to lift his head, showing a bloodied face BY OSCAR GUARDIOLA- RIVERA now it is time to consider the ethical agent of politics and of the wellbeing — without the eyelids. and political implications of that mes- of society. The activist was left so traumatised that she soon left the sage: not as a relic of the distant past, As far as these movements are con- country for good after being released from detention. N LATIN America, as elsewhere, but because it may contain some of the cerned, democracy and ethical politics A trove of 55,000 digital photographs taken by a Syrian progressive governments of the answers we desperately seek to the go hand in hand. They discuss the big military police photographer who later defected show how centre and left struggle with a most relevant questions of our time. A questions of our time – climate change, seemingly intractable dilemma: discussion organised by the Guardian food security, the role of commons, the 11,000 detainees were tortured and killed in detention centres. I should the country exploit its natural and the British Museum next month rights of nature, equality – in a politi- A report by three former war crimes prosecutors says that the resources to the fullest, no matter what aims to do just that with the help of a cal arena that until recently appeared regime of Bashar Al Assad systematically tortured detainees, the consequences – or consider ethi- distinguished panel. to offer no alternative to the “one size and the pictures relate to the period from March 2011 to cal questions such as the wellbeing of These big questions – climate change, fits all” view of globalisation and the August 2013. the natural environment and future food security, equality – are already market. The repulsive photographs show grotesque images of beaten generations? being discussed in Latin America Crucially, in most Latin American Countries such as Colombia, Ecuador, thanks to the social movements that countries such dogmatic views were and restrained detainees. Some of the bodies don’t have eyes, Bolivia, Argentina and Brazil hope to are helping to remould politics and imposed by sheer force, either mili- others show signs of electrocution. Strangulation marks benefit from the commodity boom in political discourse. In these countries tary – as in Chile, Brazil, Argentina have been found on some while some show explicit signs of global markets, fuelled by demand in both the electoral survival of progres- or Bolivia –or paramilitary, as in starvation. China and elsewhere. At the same sive parties and the continuity of cru- Colombia. To most Colombians it is With the outing of evidence of time their constitutions, as well as cial processes of reconciliation and now clear – a matter of indisputable Evidence of torture against the Assad regime, the manifestos democratisation depend on the support record – that the paramilitary violence of progressive of increasingly active social movements. that engulfed the country with peculiar widespread his lackeys in government have political parties, These often include rural as well as intensity during the last decade and a torture by the reacted with alarm. A government pledge allegiance urban campaigners, concerned about half, with the leading intervention of spokesman said the report lacked to a whole new the social and environmental devas- the United States, was part and par- Syrian regime credibility. He came out with a The concept variety of non- tation caused by global market forces. cel of an economic project rather than number of reasons for why he and post-human In this respect, social movements in solely a counter-insurgency exercise. shows the brutal that explains this rights – rights the Americas display an attitude that The model still in place depends on suspected the evidence — and all streak of the interdependence of nature, decla- cannot be dismissed simply as back- the unbridled extraction of natural the reasons given by him sound rations of inter- wards or anti-business. They demon- resources from parts of the country powers-that-be. preposterous. between social generational strate a legitimate critical attitude that have traditionally sustained peas- With evidence out in the open movements and justice, and the towards the contradictions inherent in ant, indigenous and Afro-Colombian and a strong one at that, calls for recognition of processes of globalisation. And rather ways of life, and is the result of such war crimes charges are justified. Not only does Assad face progressive Amerindian than withdrawing into some fantasy violence. Because of this, as far as the cultures. zone, these movements seek to engage social movements are concerned, any a hostile opposition, he is answerable to the world for the parties in These cultures actively with the state and transform peace process worthy of the name must atrocities. The Syrian opposition, meeting in Geneva for talks, are being cele- the relationship between the state and also consider the serious ethical ques- has called for an international investigation. government brated in Beyond the people from within. tions posited by climate change science, In its annual report released on Tuesday, Human Rights goes by the El Dorado, an The concept that explains this inter- food security and so on. Watch has accused Russia and China — Assad’s staunch name of “dual exhibition at the dependence between social movements According to the information pro- supporters — of allowing abuses to take place by vetoing action British Museum and progressive parties in government vided by climate science, as well as in London. It goes by the name of “dual power”: the from anthropology and the humanities, through the United Nations. power”. includes hun- underpinning of vertical state-citizen it is no longer possible to keep human It also accuses both government and pro-opposition forces dreds of gold relations by horizontal social move- history separate from the history of of human rights abuses including torture and extrajudicial objects excavated ments, ready to criticise the decisions the planet. We have become geological killings. Torture, often used as an instrument of state in the early 20th century; and ceramics of the parties they elect on the basis agents, capable of affecting and even repression and coercion, has been there for thousands of and stone necklaces from the Museo of a commitment to a progressive destroying nature as a whole. We do del Oro in Bogotá – which has one of agenda. This is how the protests that this through the very processes that we years. However, with rapid social change in modern ages, and the best collections of pre-Hispanic rocked the politics of countries such as considered to be at the heart of free- later by relatively free media outlets developing in industrial gold in the world – and the British Colombia, Brazil, Chile and Bolivia last dom in the 20th century – chief among societies, tales of torture remain no longer confined to the Museum’s unique collections. year must be understood: as manifes- them free trade. What we need now torture chambers. The Syrian regime owes an answer to the The British public has responded en tations of dual power, and expressions is a new politics, not only a politics of international community. It is likely that the detainee abuse masse to the profound spiritual and of the terms of a new social contract freedom, but one of post-human rights took place at the behest of Assad and he should not be allowed aesthetic message expressed by the gold – one that includes nature not only and cosmopolitics. objects displayed in the museum. But as a reservoir of resources but as an THE GUARDIAN to escape responsibility. The other side Quote of A political compromise to end Thailand’s stubborn conflict the day S with so many seemingly such conditions, a victory at the polls with one side or the other if both had body’s recommendations — or to calling intractable fights, the warring would leave a new Pheu Thai govern- not ignored the recommendations of a new elections if the commission judged camps that have paralyzed ment with a dangerously weak mandate, multitude of reform commissions while they were needed. AThailand both say they want the increasing the likelihood of intervention in office over the past decade. If the parties are sincere in their same thing: a cleaner, more legitimate by the army or the king. One idea raised recently would be to claims, they should be looking for just We have never sought democratic process. It’s time for them Both sides protest their innocence. form a small body — including members such a middle ground. Even if they’re to prove it. Yingluck, the sister of controversial of both Pheu Thai and the opposition, not, however, some agreed process anything other The country’s long-running political tycoon and former Prime Minister as well as third-party figures — to hash would at least allow both to climb down than peaceful use of soap opera has lately taken a darker Thaksin Shinawatra, has offered to out a half-dozen crucial political reforms, from a confrontation that neither can win turn. The ruling Pheu Thai party of Prime discuss electoral reforms, but insists such as checks and balances on state outright. nuclear technology Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has vowed they can be enacted only by a new power and measures that would reduce Assuming that, as part of such a and we will not to forge ahead with elections on Feb. 2, legislature. Her opponents demand corruption and increase fiscal discipline. compromise, the opposition agreed to which the opposition promises to boy- that her government be replaced by Although discussions would begin participate in elections, the Feb. 2 vote accept obstacles being cott. A 60-day “state of emergency” an unelected group of “wise men” who immediately, the commission’s work could even be postponed for a couple put in the way of our in Bangkok and surrounding areas would carry out reforms over the next would continue past the Feb. 2 elec- of months to let tempers cool and give has raised the prospect of violence 18 months, before overseeing any new tions, no matter who wins. Parties would candidates time to campaign properly. scientific progress. Hassan Rowhani between police and protesters. Under vote. It might be easier to sympathize commit in advance to implementing the The Washington Post Iranian President FRIDAY 24 JANUARY 2014 VIEWS www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 07 Syria peace talks on verge of imploding

consistent with the assurances Given the range of obstacles facing he received regarding Iranian support for the Geneva commu- the mere initiation of negotiations, niqué,” Nesirky told reporters. “(Ban) is currently urgently con- sidering his options in light of the hopes for a diplomatic resolution disappointing reaction of some participants.” Following that dis- appear more distant than ever. cussion, the UN announced that it had rescinded its invitation to Iran and that Tehran would not BY COLUM LYNCH and “No one is happy with anyone else attend the talks. JOHN HUDSON at this point” a senior UN official It remains unclear if the US told Foreign Policy. simply miscalculated the response last-minute deci- The Obama administration, of the Syrian opposition. A week sion by the United meanwhile, struggled to fully ago, Kerry hinted that it would Nations to invite — explain the sequence of events be wrong to invite Iran because and then disinvite that led to the botched Iran invi- of its military support for Assad. — Iran to this week’s tation. The UN official said the “Iran is currently a major actor Awidely-anticipated Syrian peace world body had consulted with with respect to adverse conse- conference threatened to unravel Washington before reaching out quences in Syria,” he said. “No the entire diplomatic effort on to Tehran, and a senior US offi- other nation has its people on the Monday. The invitation, deliv- cial confirmed to FP that the two ground fighting in the way that ered by UN Secretary General sides had talked. Still, the offi- US Secretary of State John Kerry (left) his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi (right) in Montreux, Switzerland, yesterday. they are.” Ban Ki-moon, exposed a rare fault cial said the administration has Representatives of Syrian President Bashar Al Assad, a deeply divided opposition, world powers and regional If that weren’t bad enough, a line between Ban and Secretary of publicly and privately urged Ban bodies started a long-delayed peace conference to end a nearly three-year civil war. range of other issues threaten State John Kerry, two close allies to cancel the invitation unless to unravel the talks, including who have been working together Tehran fully endorsed the so- Syria’s desire to rally the interna- for months. called Geneva Communiqué, a Even if the current crisis is said he feared the mediators him that his government sup- tional community behind its own The diplomatic standoff began June 2012 document outlining a resolved and the Syrian opposi- would founder on the same issue ported the key goals of the con- stated drive to eradicate interna- Sunday after Ban announced that political transition in Syria. tion can be persuaded to attend that undercut the initial Geneva ference, including its call for a tional jihadists seeking to impose he had extended a series of last- “I would say that we’ve made the meeting there is little reason pact: the fate of President Bashar transitional government. “Foreign a harsh Islamic rule in Syria. This minute invitations to countries, our position quite clear on the for optimism. The Syrian opposi- Al Assad in Syria’s future. “This is Minister Zarif and I agree that was delineated in a letter writ- including Iran, to attend the Geneva II conference, which is tion is deeply divided and exer- like a deeply embarrassing family the goal of the negotiations is to ten by Syria’s Foreign Minister opening of the talks. “I believe the that it is for countries that are cises little control over many of reunion for all concerned; you just establish, by mutual consent, a Waleed Moellem, rejecting the expanded international presence firmly and clearly and publicly the rebel forces on the ground, have to get over it and hope that transitional governing body with UN’s blueprint for a political on that day will be an important committed to implementing raising questions about its ability nobody behaves too badly.” full executive powers,” he said. transition in Syria. and useful show of solidarity in Geneva I and its agreement for a to enforce any decision to halt the The three hosts of the Syrian “Therefore, as convenor and host “It remains as the priority to advance of the hard work that the transitional governing body with fighting. peace conference — the US, of the conference, I have decided the Syrian people to continue Syrian Government and opposi- full executive authority and so And then, of course, there Russia and the United Nations to issue an invitation to Iran to to fight terrorism which under- tion delegations will begin two on,” a senior administration offi- are these basic disagreements — had agreed in advance that participate.” mines the existence of our people; days late in Geneva,” Ban told cial told reporters Monday. “And about the conference’s real goals. invitations to the meeting would A misunderstanding between to continue to drain the sources reporters in New York. unless and until Iran meets that Small wonder, then, that few are only be issued if they agreed by Ban and Zarif appears to be the of terrorism,” Moellem wrote in The UN chief’s decision criterion, we don’t think it has a predicting a significant break- consensus. The United Nations source of the problem. Shortly the letter. appeared to catch Syrian oppo- role to play at Geneva II.” through if and when the various and Russia have long pressed after Iran received its invita- “We also demand the countries sition leaders by surprise. Louay Iran, however, made clear that sides of the conflict sit down for Washington to invite Iran, argu- tion to Geneva, Iran’s Foreign supporting terrorism to cease and Safi, a representative of the Syrian it would not endorse the com- talks. After nearly eight months ing that its status as a key backer Ministry said it would attend the refrain from funding, training, National Coalition, announced muniqué ahead of the talks. “The of repeatedly cancelled plans to of the Syrian government made talks without preconditions — a arming or harbouring terror- on Twitter late Sunday that the Islamic Republic of Iran does not resume negotiations just holding its presence in the talks vital. statement that infuriated the ist groups in harmony with the group would withdraw from the accept any preconditions for its the conference has become an end But the US had refused, saying Syrian opposition. international law and the UN conference unless Ban disinvited participation in Geneva II confer- in itself. Iran would first have to endorse Ban’s spokesman, Martin resolutions.” Iran to the conference’s opening ence,” a spokesperson for Iran’s “The question is not whether the conference’s chief aim — the Nesirky, is now telling report- Given the range of obstacles ceremony on Wednesday. In less UN delegation said. “If the par- this conference will fail but establishment of a transitional ers that Zarif and Ban did in fact facing the mere initiation of peace than 24 hours, Ban rescinded the ticipation of Iran is conditioned how it will fail,” said Richard government in Syria. agree on preconditions. talks, hopes for a diplomatic reso- invitation in an about-face that to accept Geneva I communi- Gowan, a UN expert at New Ban said he had granted Iran “The secretary-general was lution appear more distant than did little to breed confidence in qué, Iran will not participate in York University Centre for the invitation after Iran’s Foreign deeply disappointed by Iranian ever. the star-crossed diplomatic effort. Geneva II conference.” International Cooperation, who Minister Javad Zarif had assured statements today that are not WP-BLOOMBERG Japan’s N-brawl is about economy too Why Gandhi heir could The smallest elections lose more than a throne often have the biggest BY HARTOSH SINGH BAL ahul Gandhi’s friends seem to have no more confidence in him than his enemies do. Although he is the unquestioned heir appar- repercussions. ent of India’s storied Congress Party, and will lead its election campaign this spring, the party last week refrained from anoint- BY WILLIAM PESEK R ing him or anyone else as its official candidate for prime minister. Most observers believe Congress grandees are trying to spare the he smallest elections often have 43-year-old Gandhi the embarrassment of a head-to-head contest — and the biggest repercussions. Japanese almost certain loss — against popular Hindu hardliner Narendra Modi. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe might If current trends hold, though, humiliation could be the least of young Twant to ponder that as he considers Gandhi’s worries. what went wrong in Nago, Okinawa (popula- Up to this point in his unremarkable political career, Gandhi has pre- tion 62,000). ferred to avoid the limelight. Partly that’s because he’s a famously terrible Abe’s Liberal Democratic Party failed to campaigner: At a rally before recent state elections in Delhi, the local dislodge incumbent Mayor Susumu Inamine Congress incumbent had to plead with audience members not to walk in Sunday’s contest, putting Japan-US rela- out as soon as Gandhi took the stage. Gandhi himself says his priority tions at risk. Inamine has pledged to block is to reform Congress from within, to make the party more modern and the relocation of a US air base to his district; meritocratic — and less dependent on the appeal of his family name. something that Abe had assured Washington That’s a laudable goal. It’s also a long-term one: Gandhi started his was a done deal. Apparently not. FROM LEFT: Former head of Japan Federation of Bar Associations, Kenji Utsunomiya, former prime reform drive in 2007 and so far has little to show for it. In the meantime, The question now is what the LDP’s set- Congress has lost election after election, especially in the massive “Hindi minister, Morihiro Hosokawa, former health minister, Yoichi Masuzoe, and former chief of staff of the back in Nago says about a February 9 election belt” across northern India that once provided the bedrock of its support. Air Self-defence Force, Toshio Tamogami, are expected candidates for Tokyo governor’s election. in Tokyo, one that could topple a central pil- For Congress, this steady bleeding of support is life- threatening. It still lar of Abe’s economic programme. trades on its history as the party that led the fight against the British, Morihiro Hosokawa, prime minister from ensures we will know even less. When it comes to energy efficiency and rallying millions of Indians to the cause. But in recent decades, it has 1993 to 1994, is running for Tokyo governor, Hosokawa and Koizumi are doing Japanese conservation, few places can trump Japan. served mostly as a patronage network, dispensing the perquisites of power arguably the second-most influential job in a favour by highlighting the crisis. If the 2011 Why not harness those capabilities to raise in order to reward and most importantly, to retain its supporters. Japan. The LDP’s knives are out for him: earthquake that damaged Fukushima dem- living standards? All Abe is doing is doubling To survive, the party has to be in power. Otherwise there’s little incen- Shintaro Ishihara, Tokyo’s popular gover- onstrated anything, it’s that Japan’s 54 reac- down on the last 20 years: pumping money tive for its followers — held together by no consistent ideology beyond the nor from 1999 to 2012, has flatly declared tors have no place in such a seismically active into a tired economy, building more bridges Gandhi family name and a vague allegiance to secularism, unlike support- Hosokawa isn’t qualified for the job. nation. The tragedy also helped expose the and highways, and bailing out Sony Corp with ers of Modi’s Hindu- first Bharatiya Janata Party — to stick around. The The establishment’s real gripe with nuclear village — a network of power compa- a weak yen. more elections Congress loses, the longer it’s shut out of power, the smaller Hosokawa has less to do with his creden- nies, regulators, bureaucrats and researchers Hosokawa and Koizumi are thinking big- and weaker its organization becomes at the grassroots level. tials than his policies, which threaten Japan’s that holds great sway over Japanese elections ger. It would be oddly poetic for Japan — the In Hindi heartland states such as Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Madhya nuclear-industrial complex — the LDP’s and media. only country that has suffered a nuclear Pradesh, Congress hasn’t held power since 2002. The party now com- political base. This “nuclear village” is at the Just like Hosokawa, the two prime min- attack — to rid our planet of an energy source mands so little local support that it finds it difficult to present a credible root of the cronyism, corruption and inertia isters prior to Abe, Yoshihiko Noda and that from Three Mile Island to Chernobyl to challenge to the BJP, or to regional powerbrokers. that continue to prolong Japan’s malaise and Naoto Kan, hail from the Democratic Party Fukushima has proven itself to be anything Nor has Congress been able to replenish its ranks. Any promising dent its competitiveness. of Japan and sought to rein in this pro-nuke but safe, clean or cheap. young politicians looking to make a career can do equally well or even Abe’s surrogates are trying to paint cabal. Noda, for example, pledged to phase Unless we can construct reactors out better outside the party than within it. The victory of the Aam Aadmi, Hosokawa as some kind of crazed Japanese out nuclear power by 2040. When the LDP of rubber or elevate them on huge shock or “Common Man,” party in New Delhi has generated far more enthusi- Che Guevara who would drag the nation returned to power in December 2012, Abe’s absorbers out of the reach of temblors or asm among political newcomers, particularly in the fast-growing cities. backward with his green policies. But in first act was to scrap that plan. Why? It’s tsunamis, they shouldn’t be part of Japan’s It plans to run candidates across India, hoping to play kingmaker in the Hosokawa’s corner stands none other than the easy road. Revitalizing a bloated, aging future. Arguably, the same holds true for national elections. Junichiro Koizumi, Abe’s political mentor economy is harder when energy costs are India, Indonesia and Turkey — places to In the states, Congress’s ranks are dominated by the sons and daughters and the nation’s most celebrated economic rising. The difficult route would be to find an which Japan Inc is trying to export its of former politicians — another form of patronage. At the national level, reformer in decades — hardly a Marxist. alternative to nuclear power. It would also be vulnerabilities. the party has attracted some stars from outside politics such as former In all the excitement over Abenomics and the more lucrative one. If high-technology, hyper-conservative Infosys Technologies Chief Executive Officer Nandan Nilekani. But these Tokyo hosting the 2020 Olympics, it’s easy In October, Koizumi turned on Abe and and rules-obsessed Japan couldn’t avoid or figures bring with them little grassroots support; Nilekani has already to forget the nuclear-disaster zone 135 miles the LDP and called for a reactor-free Japan. contain Fukushima, what hope do far more run into headwinds in his first campaign for office in Bangalore. And such away. Radiation has been leaking from the The former prime minister has argued that graft-prone political systems have? Even the personalities won’t halt the steady erosion Congress is suffering at the crippled reactors at Fukushima for going devising and selling alternatives to nuclear prime minister’s wife, Akie, wants her hus- ground level. If Rahul Gandhi is exposed by a Modi landslide, the bottom on three years now, and nuclear sludge is power could be the ultimate growth industry. band to stop these sales. could fall out of the party’s remaining support. contaminating groundwater and the Pacific At the moment, Abe is traversing the world Abe’s party is circling the wagons to stop Gandhi’s instinct is right: Without long-term reforms that rally Ocean. How much? We don’t know. The hap- hawking nuclear technology for Hitachi Ltd Hosokawa. BNP Paribas says investors should Congress around something other than the figure of himself or his less Tokyo Electric Power Co, which owns and other companies. sell their stock if he becomes Tokyo gover- mother, Sonia Gandhi, the party is doomed. If he can’t somehow trans- the power plant, has consistently hedged But launching a new generation of renew- nor. But I see this moment as an incredible late that mystique into victories now, though, there will be little left the truth about the disaster, enabled by the able-energy companies could create millions opportunity for Japan. Call me crazy. for him to reform. government. Abe’s new national secrets bill of jobs and unprecedented wealth. WP-BLOOMBERG WP-BLOOMBERG FRIDAY 24 JANUARY 2014 08 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com MIDDLE EAST

Protests in South Sudan Yemen after killing of Shia govt, rebels in rebel envoy SANA’A: Dozens rallied in the Yemeni capital yesterday demanding the government ceasefire deal resign after a law professor representing Shia Huthi rebels at reconciliation talks was shot dead this week. Broader power struggle to continue “The people want to over- throw the government,” chanted ADDIS ABABA: South Sudan’s say the ceasefire does not resolve the protesters, who gathered in government and rebels signed a the broader power struggle. response to calls by the Huthi ceasefire yesterday to end more “It is only the first step to allow rebels, known as Ansarullah than five weeks of fighting that space and time for a more sub- (Partisans of God). “Government divided Africa’s newest nation stantive political dialogue to take of corruption, leave the country.” and brought it to the brink of place,” said Douglas Johnson, a On Tuesday, gunmen in Sana’a civil war. historian and author. shot dead Ahmed Sharafeddin as Fighting between troops loyal Both sides had said several he drove from his house in the to President Salva Kiir and times since talks began at the capital Sana’a to the hotel where those backing the vice president start of January they were close the final working session of the he sacked in July, Riek Machar, to a deal, but disagreements had Egyptians carry flag-draped caskets of policemen killed yesterday, during their funerals in Beni Sueif, about 115km talks was being held. erupted in mid-December. pushed back a signing. Meanwhile, south of Cairo. He was the second Huthi repre- Thousands of people have been fighting raged, with the govern- sentative to the talks to be killed, killed and more than half a mil- ment retaking major towns from with MP Abdulkarim Jadban lion people have fled their homes, rebel forces. shot dead in a similar attack in prompting the regional grouping “This deal does not provide November. of nations, IGAD, to initiate peace answers to South Sudan’s current Amnesty slams Egypt on rights; Protesters took off from the talks. problems. We need a comprehen- Saba roundabout in central Sana’a The pact is expected to be sive political deal,” said one rebel where Sharafeddin was killed and implemented within 24 hours of official in the Ethiopian capital. marched towards the government the signing, mediators said. “We are only signing because govt attacks ‘distorted picture’ headquarters carrying portraits But making the ceasefire hold we, and they, are under pressure.” of the slain envoy. could test Machar, whose forces The ceasefire was accompa- CAIRO: Egypt has seen state shootings and bombings target- On August 14, the bloodiest day In a statement, they described include loyalists as well as more nied by an agreement on the violence on an “unprecedented ing the police and army have also since Mursi’s ousting, security Sharafeddin’s killing as “shame- autonomous groups battling the “question of detainees”. Rebels scale” since the army deposed become commonplace. The state forces stormed pro-Mursi protest ful” and accused the government centrally-controlled government had demanded the release of 11 Islamist President Mohamed has declared itself to be in a war camps in Cairo with bulldozers, of “plotting, collaborating with, forces. of Machar’s allies, detained by Mursi last July following mass on terror. using live ammunition and killing and protecting criminals.” “The crisis that gripped South the government and accused of protests against his rule, “There has been a distorted pic- hundreds. Thousands more have “We demand the overthrow of Sudan is a mere manifestation of attempting a coup. Amnesty International said in a ture lately ... a fixation on activ- been arrested, including most of the so-called consensus govern- the challenges that face the young Seyoum, the chief mediator, told report yesterday. ists going to prison,” Beblawi said the leadership of Mursi’s Muslim ment, which has failed to provide and fledgling state,” Seyoum reporters the deal provided for the Interim Prime Minister Hazem during an interview with CNN’s Brotherhood, which the govern- us with security, stability, and Mesfin, IGAD’s chief mediator, 11 to eventually participate in the El Beblawi, speaking at the Fareed Zakaria as part of the offi- ment declared a “terrorist organ- protection,” said the statement told the signing ceremony. peace process — but that they World Economic Forum in Davos, cial WEF programme. isation” on December 25. The read by one of the protesters. “I believe that the postwar chal- must first face due process of law. responded by saying critics were “There are killings of police. No group denies using violence. The killing of the Ansarullah lenges will be greater than the war Shortly before the signing, rebel projecting “a distorted picture” one talks about it. There is no bal- Egypt’s interim government representative came as fight- itself. The process will be ... unpre- spokesman Mabior Garang said by ignoring attacks on the secu- anced picture,” he said. says it is committed to democracy ing between Huthis and tribes dictable and delicate.” freeing the detainees was “not so rity forces that have spiked since In the latest attack, masked and human rights. It accuses the resumed in the northern Amran South Sudan’s defence minis- much of a demand since every- Mursi’s removal. gunmen riding motorcycles killed Brotherhood of carrying out acts province after a series of ceasefires ter, Kuol Manyang Juuk, said on one recognises the need for their The Amnesty report came out five Egyptian policemen at a that threaten national security. brokered by the government. January 17, before the deal was release”. two days before the third anni- checkpoint south of Cairo yester- Amnesty said: “Security forces A day of clashes left 20 people reached, that Machar did not have The rebels have also demanded versary of the mass uprising that day, the Interior Ministry said. have been given free rein to act dead there on Tuesday. enough control to make a ceasefire that Uganda, which openly admit- toppled President Hosni Mubarak Interim head of state Adly above the law and with no pros- Analysts have said the Huthis stick in the oil-producing nation, ted to helping Kiir’s forces in com- in 2011. Mansour, addressing a gathering pect of being held to account for are trying to seize more territory one of Africa’s poorest. bat, leave South Sudan. It said the authorities “quash of policemen in Cairo yesterday, abuses.” in the north in anticipation of the “To the parties, we say: Enough! Diplomats at the talks had dissent and trample on human said the state would win in the Activists who are seen as sym- conclusion of a national dialogue The killing must end now. The said the deal would call for an rights” with mass arrests, curbs battle with militants, likening it bols of the 2011 protest movements that could turn Yemen into a fed- displaced must be able to return end to “involvement by foreign on the freedom of expression and to the violence waged against the against Mubarak have been jailed eration of regions. to their homes,” said Alexander forces”, but Hussein Mar Nyot, a new law that severely limits the state by Islamists in the 1990s. for breaking a law introduced last The latest round of fight- Rondos, the European Union’s the spokesman for Machar’s del- right to protest. He also said Egypt was “enter- November that makes demonstra- ing erupted on January 5 when special representative for the egation, said it called for a ‘with- About 1,400 people have been ing a new era” that would once tions without prior police approval Huthis tried to seize strongholds Horn of Africa, at the signing drawal of allied forces invited by killed in political violence since and for all end “a police state”. illegal. of the Hashid tribe in the north. event. both sides’”. army chief Abdel Fattah Al Sisi One person died and three Several journalists connected The Huthis launched the attacks The conflict has turned along South Sudan won its independ- ousted Mursi, mostly due to people were injured yesterday in with the Qatar-based Al Jazeera against Hashid tribesmen in ethnic fault lines, pitting Machar’s ence from Sudan in 2011 after “excessive force used by security clashes between security forces media network, whom the govern- retaliation for the tribe’s support Nuer against Kiir’s Dinka people. decades of conflict between the forces”, the international human and Muslim Brotherhood students ment views as sympathetic to the for hardline Sunni Islamist groups Several other communities have northern and southern Sudanese. rights group said. at Alexandria University, state Brotherhood, have been detained. fighting the Huthis in Dammaj. also taken up weapons. Analysts REUTERS Since Mursi’s removal, lethal media said. REUTERS AFP

Four Islamists Abbas seeks $1bn deal with Russia killed south MOSCOW: Palestinian leader as the capital of an independent suburban Moscow residence. Mahmud Abbas sought yester- Palestinian state. “We are in favour of Russia of Algiers day to secure a billion-dollar Abbas began his Moscow visit playing a central role in the Middle Gaza energy deal during talks by holding talks with Putin at East because it is a great power.” ALGIERS: The with Russian leaders aimed at which he called Russia a “great Russia has more recently devel- Algerian army killed restoring warmer ties between power” that deserved to play a oped close ties with Israel but has four armed Islamists the two Soviet-era allies. more prominent role the volatile seen its role in stuttering Middle overnight in an ambush Abbas and Russian Prime Middle East region. East peace negotiations largely south of the capital, Minister Dmitry Medvedev were “We are glad that Russia is an overtaken by the United States. the defence ministry due to sign an intergovernmen- active and influential player on Abbas is also due to hold talks announced yesterday. tal agreement that reports said the international arena,” Russian with Russian Foreign Minister “During an operation included a $1bn natural gas news agencies quoted Abbas as Sergei Lavrov today. carried out by a unit of the project in the Gaza section of the telling the Kremlin chief at his AFP ANP (Algerian army)... Mediterranean Sea. four terrorists were elimi- The state ITAR-TASS news nated at around midnight, agency said Russia’s natural gas Israel PM urges European ‘fairness’ during an ambush” on a giant Gazprom hoped to produce DAVOS: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called on road near Berrouaghia, in 30 billion cubic metres of natural Europe yesterday to demonstrate fairness in its Middle East pol- the Medea region, 120 kil- gas at the site. icy, after a spat over settlements blew up last week. ometres south of Algiers, The report added that Russia’s Speaking to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Netanyahu the ministry said. Technopromexport engineering said Europe could make a positive contribution in the Middle East Weapons recovered firm was also considering a small but warned that it could also have a “negative effect.” by the soldiers included oil development project near the “If Europe is seen to be one-sided and if Europe is seen to be a Kalashnikov assault West Bank city of Ramallah. unfairly pressing on Israel, it hardens the Palestinian position and rifle, a Simonov semi- It was not immediately clear coincidentally it hardens the Israeli position because people respond automatic rifle and two how far negotiations on the two that way to these kinds of undue pressures,” Netanyahu told Davos grenades. deals had progressed or when the delegates. “I think if Europe maintains its fairness and its balance, I Last week, the ministry projects might be launched. think it can contribute a great deal,” he added. said two jihadist militants Moscow has been a close Netanyahu’s comments came after a diplomatic row sparked by were killed in a moun- Palestinian ally since the Soviet four EU states lodging a formal protest against Tel Aviv’s drive to tainous part of Medea, era. Russian President Vladimir expand settlements on the West Bank. which was a heartland of Putin has also called for the AFP the Islamist insurrection establishment of east Jerusalem during the devastating civil war of the 1990s. Violence attributed to Islamists has declined considerably in recent years. Libya violence killed 643 people in 2013 But groups affiliated with Al Qaeda in the TRIPOLI: Violence in Libya lawlessness, much of it perpetrated policeman for every 30 people, Islamic Maghreb continue killed 643 people last year, amid by former militias who fought to saying that number is not high to attack strategic targets a sharp rise in crime, according overthrow the long-time dictator. enough. in the eastern Kabylie to a parliamentary report that In its report, the internal affairs It attributed the rise in crime region, around the capital laments a lack of effective polic- committee of the General National to “a lack of respect for the law and in the south, where ing in the increasingly lawless Congress said “crime has become a and the impunity with which its around 40 hostages were North African country. profession and a source of income perpetrators act,” noting that the killed during the siege of Since a Nato-backed upris- in the absence of an effective police country is awash with weapons, a remote desert gas plant ing ousted and killed Muammar force, despite their being 250,000 mostly in the hands of former one year ago. Gaddafi in 2011, Libya’s authorities policemen.” militias. AFP have struggled in vain to contain It noted that Libya has one AFP FRIDAY 24 JANUARY 2014 INTERNATIONAL www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 09 Ukraine president hints at compromise Washington warns Yanukovich of consequences if bloodshed continues; Gorbachev urges Russia, US to mediate

KIEV: Ukrainian President into an impasse,” he said. But Merkel added it would be Viktor Yanukovich called for “People should not think that wrong for Europe to respond to an emergency session of par- the government lacks available the violence with sanctions at this liament to end political crisis resources to put an end to this. stage. French President Francois and violent unrest, in a sign It is our constitutional right and Hollande called on Ukrainian he might be ready to soften his obligation to restore order in the authorities to “rapidly seek hardline stance and strike a country.” dialogue”. compromise. The protests against A European Commission Meanwhile, US Vice President Yanukovich began in November, spokesman said Yanukovich had Joe Biden urged Ukrainian when he pulled out of signing a spoken to President Jose Manuel President Viktor Yanukovich to free trade deal with the European Barroso yesterday and assured end violence against protestors Union in favour of closer eco- him he was ready to maintain in Kiev, warning him that failing nomic ties with former Soviet political dialogue and saw no need to de-escalate the standoff could overlord Russia. to impose a state of emergency in have “consequences,” the White The unrest has swollen in Ukraine. House said. recent weeks, and turned violent Former Soviet leader Mikhail The Vice President under- on Sunday when hard-core radi- Gorbachev urged the presidents scored that only the government cals broke away from the main of Russia and the United States of Ukraine can ensure a peace- protest area in the capital Kiev to help broker negotiations, and ful end to the crisis and further and clashed violently with riot said Ukraine was facing a possible bloodshed would have conse- police. “catastrophe”. quences for Ukraine’s relation- Five people have been killed on In what could constitute the ship with the United States,” the the side of protesters — two of first signs of a willingness to White House said. them from gunshot wounds — and compromise, Yanukovich told Yanukovich was due to hold more than 150 police have been parliamentary speaker Volodymyr talks yesterday with opposition injured. Rybak that the “situation must be leaders including heavyweight Outside the capital, thou- settled immediately”. boxer-turned-politician Vitaly sands stormed the regional Rybak said the proposed emer- Klitschko, and anti-government administration headquarters in gency session of parliament could demonstrators in the capital Rivne in western Ukraine yes- consider the opposition’s call for agreed to a truce with police terday, breaking down doors Azarov’s government to step until 8pm (1800 GMT) pending and demanding the release of down. Rybak added that “ques- the outcome. people detained in the unrest tions linked to laws passed by The parliamentary website said there, UNIAN news agency parliament” could be discussed - the special session would be held reported. apparently a reference to sweep- on Tuesday. Protesters near a barricade during a temporary truce with riot police during an anti-government protest in Kiev, German Chancellor Angela ing anti-protest laws rammed Underlining the level of mis- Ukraine, yesterday. Merkel expressed anger over the through parliament last week by trust between the government crackdown on protesters. Yanukovich loyalists. and opposition, Prime Minister “All those who support this World Economic Forum in Davos, Azarov told Reuters the gov- “We are greatly worried, and Those laws served to boost Mykola Azarov accused protest- coup should say clearly, ‘Yes, Switzerland. ernment had no plans to intro- not only worried, but also out- mass demonstrations on the ers of trying to stage a coup d’etat, we are for the overthrow of the “A genuine attempt at a coup duce a state of emergency: “We raged at the way laws have been streets of Kiev at the weekend, and dismissed the possibility of legitimate authorities in Ukraine’, d’etat is being carried out,” don’t see the need for tough and pushed through that call these and the opposition is demanding an early presidential election to and not hide behind peaceful Russian news agency Interfax extreme measures at the moment freedoms into question,” she told they be repealed. resolve the standoff. protesters,” Azarov said at the quoted him as saying. ... But don’t put the government a news conference. REUTERS

Swiss mom kills Hollande plans meeting with Pope at the Vatican baby by cutting PARIS: When your morals are under announced just before his troubled presi- the legalisation of unconventional marriage. closest to us.” the spotlight, your love life appears dency exploded in l’affaire Gayet. But the president was thought more In Paris a lawyer representing Hollande’s his throat to be in turmoil and your every step Le Monde yesterday ran a cartoon of likely to steer conversation towards sub- official partner Valerie Trierweiler told a is observed by a disapproving Anglo- Hollande on a motorcycle with two women jects of possible agreement, including the French newspaper she wants to come out MADRID: A 40-year-old Saxon media, it is just about the last on the back, and Francis declaring: “Who conflict in Syria, the Israel-Palestine peace of the scandal of the president’s alleged Swiss mother killed her sick, place in the world you want to be: at am I to judge?” process and climate change. affair with actress Julie Gayet “with 10-month-old baby boy by cut- the Vatican. The papal audience is not expected to Yesterday Francis showed that even at dignity”. ting his throat while she was But, along with celebrity magazines last more than half an hour, with the presi- 77 he is up to speed with the digital age, Frederique Giffard said it was hard for under arrest in Spain, police and opinion polls, Francois Hollande has dent’s private life not the only potential praising the immense possibilities of the his client to remain “serene faced with such said yesterday. another bete noire to curse this week: cause of friction. internet and describing it, in part, as “a media and political pressure” but added Despite being under police the cruel fate of diary scheduling, which A petition signed by almost 115,000 gift from God”. that “she is aware that a clarification is detention at a hospital in the decreed yesterday he would enjoy a private French Catholics and for the attention But he also warned about its potential necessary”. southeastern Spanish coastal audience with Pope Francis. of the pope calls on Francis to raise their for social harm, adding: “The desire for dig- He accused “certain” media of crossing city of Torrevieja, she managed to The encounter — the French president’s “deep unease and growing concern” with ital connectivity can have the effect of iso- legal limits. trick officers to carry out the act, first with the Argentinian pontiff — was Hollande over government policies such as lating us from our neighbours, from those THE GUARDIAN a Spanish police spokesman said. “She cut his neck with a kitchen knife and then cut her own neck. Her prognosis is seri- Rabbit in the ear ous. The injury to her neck is seri- ous,” the spokesman said. “She said she was going to bathe him or change his dia- per. She took advantage of that moment to kill him,” he added. “The policeman with her saw her making strange movements and intervened. He saw she had cut the baby’s neck and was try- ing to cut her own. It was all in the same movement. She man- aged to cut her own throat but his intervention prevented it going deeper.” Swiss police had issued an international arrest after the woman took her baby from the centre he was being cared for in the canton of Zurich on Christmas Eve. The woman had lost custody of her son, he said. Spanish police detained the woman at a Carrefour supermar- ket in Torrevieja on Wednesday after she had been spotted by someone in the city. Police had taken her and the A tiny rabbit is seen in the right ear of a 9-metre bronze statue of the late former South African child to a hospital so that the baby President Nelson Mandela in Pretoria. The rabbit was placed by the sculptors as a ‘small trademark’ could be treated for hydrocepha- after being told they were not allowed to add their signatures to the trousers of the sculpture. They lus, in which a build-up of water said the rabbit symbolised the tight deadline they were working under, as “haas” (rabbit) in Afrikaans pressures the brain. AFP also translated to haste. New CAR interim president sworn in

BANGUI: Central African Trove of stolen art found in Italy Republic’s new interim presi- dent Catherine Samba Panza ROME: A treasure trove of in Etruscan art. President Giorgio Napolitano. was sworn in yesterday, tasked stolen art, ancient ceram- The exhibition shines a light “Their recovery at the end of with ending horrific sectarian ics and marble work hunted on the scale of illegal trade in a long and difficult investiga- violence and tackling a massive down by Italian police went art and ancient artefacts in tion is due to those who fight humanitarian crisis. on public display yesterday Italy, which boasts the world’s passionately the predators of The World Bank has pledged in a sumptuous exhibition largest number of Unesco world the people’s heritage.” to raise $100m to help kickstart in the presidential palace in heritage sites but struggles to The special police unit the paralysed state, one of many Rome. protect its vast patrimony from involved, the ‘Carabinieri Art daunting challenges facing the The collection of artefacts, theft and mismanagement. Squad’, has recovered almost country’s first female president. all retrieved in the past few “The works on display, from a million ancient artefacts Samba Panza, 59, takes over years, includes oil paintings, gilt illegal excavations or thefts and hundreds of thousands of from Michel Djotodia who altarpieces, ancient vases and a from museums and churches, artworks, including some by resigned under international series of ornately carved marble each has a specific story,” said Renaissance artists Raphael pressure after failing to rein in the funerary urns considered to be Louis Godart, an archaeologist and Perugino, since its forma- rebel Seleka group. AGENCIES one of the most important finds and artistic adviser to Italy’s tion 45 years ago. REUTERS FRIDAY 24 JANUARY 2014 10 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com INTERNATIONAL

Gurkhas among NSA snooping 1,500 to lose army jobs in UK

LONDON: More than 1,500 illegal, violates military personnel including hundreds of Gurkhas are to lose their jobs in a final round of redundancies aimed at reshap- ing Britain’s armed forces, the privacy: Report government said yesterday. Up to 1,425 members of the army are to go, including around Call to shut down programme 350 members of the Brigade of Gurkhas which has already suf- WASHINGTON: The bulk the programme.” The report said fered cuts in earlier rounds of job telephone data collection by the NSA also stretches the inter- losses. The job cuts are completed a US intelligence agency is a pretation of what may be “rele- by up to 70 medical and dental massive violation of civil liber- vant” to a terrorism investigation. officers from the Royal Air Force ties and should be shut down, a “The government has argued... (RAF) and up to ten from the government advisory panel said that essentially the entire nation’s Royal Navy, Defence Secretary yesterday. calling records are ‘relevant’ to Philip Hammond told parliament. A report by the Privacy and Civil every counterterrorism investiga- The fourth tranche of redun- Liberties Oversight Board, a panel tion,” it said. dancies is part of an armed forces created on the recommendation “The implication of this rea- re-structuring programme which of the 9/11 Commission, concluded soning is that if the government will see the regular army cut from the National Security Agency’s develops an effective means of 102,000 to 82,000 by 2020, while huge phone metadata programme searching through everything the newly-renamed Army Reserve is illegal in several ways, and pro- in order to find something, then — formerly the Territorial Army vides little or no value to the fight everything becomes relevant to Firefighters walk past the Residence du Havre after a fire in L’Isle Verte, Quebec, yesterday. — is being expanded from 19,000 against terrorism. its investigations. The word ‘rele- to 30,000. The panel’s 238-page report vant’ becomes limited only by the Prime Minister David said the programme “has shown government’s technological capac- Cameron’s coalition government minimal value in safeguarding the ity to ingest information and sift Three dead, 30 missing in fire introduced deep defence cuts in nation from terrorism.” through it efficiently.” 2010 as part of its bid to rein in “Based on the information pro- But the five-member board, Britain’s budget deficit. Hammond vided to the board, including clas- which began work in 2012, years acknowledged that the cuts had sified briefings and documentation, after Congress called for its crea- at Canadian home for elderly been a “painful process” but said we have not identified a single tion, split in its conclusions. Two that the final round of job losses instance involving a threat to the members said they disagreed on the MONTREAL: A massive fire people were injured, one seriously, a community centre were also marked “a turning point”. United States in which the pro- legal authority for the programme. at a Quebec residence for the and were treated at nearby hos- destroyed in the fire. “With the bulk of our troops gram made a concrete difference Board member Rachel Brand elderly has killed at least three pitals. The Red Cross created a A witness said his grandmother back from Afghanistan by the end in the outcome of a counterterror- wrote in her dissent that “I can- people, with 30 more missing, makeshift shelter at a local school “had called her son to come rescue of this year and coming back from ism investigation,” the report said. not join the board’s analysis or authorities said yesterday. where 16 people rescued from the her, but he didn’t succeed. He tried Germany over the next four years, And the panel said the pro- conclusions” that the NSA pro- The blaze at the home, which inferno spent the night, accord- to use a ladder to reach her, but she they will be able to enjoy the gram is not authorized by Patriot gram is illegal, and said that if the housed an estimated 50 to 60 eld- ing to a representative, Myriam died right there on the balcony”, peace of mind that comes from Act, the law passed following the US is hit with another large-scale erly people in 52 units, broke out Marotte, who spoke to local he said, unable to hold back tears. belonging to armed forces that attacks of September 11, 2001. terrorist attack, “the public will shortly after midnight. television. The blaze was fanned by frigid have put a period of change and It said the programme violates engage in recriminations against “We could hear screaming from A couple living in a house next winds of up to 70km per hour, restructuring behind them and constitutional guarantees of free the Intelligence Community for inside. The fire was intense, it was door to the residence were also as the eastern section of North are focused on building their skills speech and protection against failure to prevent it.” like a haystack on fire,” Pascal evacuated, police said, as four America endures a brutal cold and capabilities for the future,” he unreasonable searches, and also The other dissenter, Elisebeth Fillion, a neighbor who witnessed firefighting teams fought to extin- snap after being blanketed by told lawmakers. fails to comply with a federal pri- Collins Cook, said the programme it, told Radio-Canada. By 1am guish the fire. Quebec Provincial snow. “Our thoughts and prayers Former US defence secretary vacy law. “should be modified,” but that (0600 GMT) the building “was Police spokeswoman Ann Mathieu go out to the injured and the Robert Gates said last week that Moreover, it said the pro- “I do not believe it lacks statu- completely engulfed in flames, said: “Thirty people are missing, families and friends of those lost the extent of the cuts to Britain’s gramme threatens to have tory authorisation or must be which were fanned by the wind,” but it doesn’t necessarily mean in this morning’s horrific fire in military meant it could no longer “debilitating consequences for shut down.... I disagree with the he said. they are dead.” L’Isle-Verte,” said Prime Minister be a “full partner” to American journalism” because “sources in board’s analysis of the efficacy of The home is located in the Several of the residents might Stephen Harper, who is visiting forces. Cameron insisted Gates a position to offer crucial infor- the programme.” small town of L’Isle-Verte, which have been away visiting family, or the Middle East. had “got it wrong” and that mation about newsworthy topics Jameel Jaffer of the American has a population of about 1,400 may have taken refuge elsewhere Quebec Premier Pauline Britain remained a “first-class may remain silent out of fear that Civil Liberties Union welcomed people. The town’s acting mayor, during the blaze and missed being Marois, in Davos, Switzerland, player” on the global stage. their telephone records could be the report, saying the panel cor- Ginette Caron, told a news confer- counted, she explained. said she was “profoundly sad- Britain has not been able to used to trace their contacts.” rectly concluded that the NSA’s ence that most of residents of the Nonetheless, “it’s a tragedy for dened by this tragedy” and vowed launch jets at sea since the flag- “The Section 215 bulk telephone call-records dragnet “is illegal home are reliant on caregivers. the community and we can only government help for the victims, ship carrier Ark Royal was with- records programme lacks a viable and ineffective and presents a They include elderly people fear that the death toll will rise,” their families and the commu- drawn in 2010. A new carrier will legal foundation... implicates con- serious threat to civil liberties”. needing “100 percent care, almost Gaetan Lelievre, a provincial min- nity. “It’s a human tragedy,” said not enter service until 2020. stitutional concerns under the Zeke Johnson of Amnesty all in wheelchairs, using walkers, ister, told French-language public Michel Lagace, prefect for the The Gurkhas, Nepalese fight- First and Fourth Amendments, International USA said the report or who aren’t mobile at all, people broadcaster Radio-Canada. Rivière-du-Loup county, describ- ers who are famed for their feroc- raises serious threats to privacy “should be the final nail in the suffering from the late stages of Images broadcast on local tel- ing “the worst possible circum- ity, have been part of Britain’s and civil liberties as a policy mat- coffin for the bulk collection of Alzheimers,” she said. “The types evision showed flames engulfing stances”: A fire in the middle of army for nearly 200 years. About ter, and has shown only limited US telephony metadata under of services offered here are not the wood-frame building, leaving the night in an elderly care home 200,000 Gurkhas fought for value,” the report said. Section 215 of the Patriot Act. found just anywhere. That’s what only a solitary chimney stand- with minimal staff on hand. Police Britain in World War I and World “As a result, the board recom- Congress should move to end the we’ve also lost,” she said. ing among the ashes by morn- said an investigation will follow. War II and more than 45,000 have mends that the government end programme”. AFP Authorities said up to nine ing. An adjacent pharmacy and AFP died in British uniform. AFP Royal visit US military eases rules on religious beards, tattoos WASHINGTON: The US military eased restric- tions on religious tattoos, hairstyles or apparel that troops can display while in uniform, as long as it does not jeopardise “unit cohesion”. The Pentagon said the rules it unveiled marked the first time the agency has laid out a general pol- icy on the issue. “The new policy states that military departments will accom- modate religious requests of service members unless they have an adverse effect on military readiness, mis- Britain’s Prince Charles meets a patient during a visit to King’s College Hospital, in south London, yesterday. sion accomplishment, unit cohesion, and good order and discipline,” spokesman Lieutenant Commander Nate Christensen said. However, certain apparel Texas executes Mexican despite uproar or other expressions of reli- gious faith would not be WASHINGTON: Texas read. It said that Tamayo’s Tamayo would never have been permitted if it “interferes executed a Mexican late on remains would be sent to Mexico, sentenced to death,” defence with the wear or proper Wednesday convicted of killing in accordance with the family’s attorneys Sandra Babcock and function of special or pro- a policeman, despite a diplo- wishes. Maurie Levin said in a statement. tective clothing or equip- matic outcry and pressure from The inmate’s lawyers had hoped In 2004, the UN’s International ment,” such as helmets, the US federal government to to win a last-minute reprieve from Court of Justice ordered the flak jackets or flight suits, further review his case. the US Supreme Court after failing United States to provide judicial Christensen said. Edgar Tamayo Arias’s case had to persuade lower courts, only to review of the convictions and sen- The new rules will help sparked widespread protests as have their appeal for a stay of exe- tences of Tamayo and 50 other commanders maintain he was not advised of his right cution denied in a matter of hours. Mexican nationals who were order and discipline and to receive consular assistance at Tamayo, 46, was pronounced denied consular assistance. are designed to “reduce the time of his arrest — in viola- dead at 9:32pm (0332 GMT) Tamayo was the third Mexican both the instances and tion of the Vienna Convention on in the execution chamber of national to be executed in Texas perception of discrimina- Consular Relations. Huntsville prison after declining without proper judicial review, tion among those whose “The Mexican government to make a final statement, spokes- and a fourth is scheduled to be religious expressions are urges effective action and calls for man Jason Clark said. put to death in April. “The execu- less familiar to the com- avoiding other sentences issued His lawyers said he spoke very tion of Tamayo violates the United mand,” he said. Requests in contempt of the International little English at the time of his States’s treaty commitments, to waive rules on groom- Court of Justice’s ruling in order arrest for the 1994 murder of threatens the nation’s foreign pol- ing and appearance will not to damage the regime of con- a policeman in Houston and is icy interests and undermines the be handled on a “case-by- sular assistance and protection mentally handicapped. “If he had safety of all Americans abroad,” case” basis, he added. agreed between the countries,” had the assistance of the Mexican his lawyers added. AFP a Foreign Ministry statement consulate at the time of trial, Mr AFP FRIDAY 24 JANUARY 2014 ASIA / PHILIPPINES www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 11

Singaporeans slam offensive Race for Tokyo governor begins quips by Briton

SINGAPORE: A Singapore- Poll seen as battle between those who believe Japan can or cannot prosper without nukes based British wealth manag- er’s Facebook posts deriding TOKYO: The race to become their anti-nuclear stance. public transport commuters the next governor of Tokyo The governor of Tokyo has no as poor are “deeply offensive, kicked off yesterday in an elec- actual power to change national wrong, and unacceptable”, tion widely seen as a referen- energy policy, but the sheer size the city-state’s foreign minis- dum on Japan’s energy policy, of the city, with 13 million inhab- ter said yesterday. almost three years after the itants and a pivotal place in the Furious Internet users nuclear disaster at Fukushima. economic, political and cultural lashed out at Porsche-driving Observers say the election on Feb life of Japan, means its verdict Anton Casey, who is married 9 will be a two-horse race between will be tough to ignore. to a former Singapore beauty the anti-nuclear former Prime Hosokawa, whose low-profile queen, after he referred to Minister Morihiro Hosokawa and 1993-4 premiership is little more public transport users as “poor Yoichi Masuzoe, an academic and than a footnote to modern politi- people” in a post on the social former health minister, who was a cal history, has the backing of network. member of a Liberal Democratic wildly popular one-time Prime The 39-year-old, a Singapore Party (LDP) government. Minister Junichiro Koizumi. permanent resident, had also “This gubernatorial election is... The abundantly-coiffured referred to washing “the stench a battle between those who believe Koizumi has shunned the lime- of public transport off me” in Japan can prosper without nuclear light since his five-year premier- another post. plants and those who believe Japan ship ended in 2006, but he emerged “Like many Singaporeans, I can’t prosper without them,” as an anti-nuclear convert midway am terribly upset and offended Hosokawa told a press conference through 2013 and began agitating by what he (Casey) has posted. as he announced his candidacy. for the permanent shuttering of Deeply offensive, wrong, Japanese voters have become Japan’s nuclear reactors. and unacceptable,” Foreign wary of nuclear power since the That put him at odds with cur- Minister K Shanmugam, who tsunami-sparked disaster at rent Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, is also the country’s law minis- Fukushima began in March 2011, his one-time protégé who has ter, said in a post on Facebook. but the issue failed to materialise vowed to get the plants back on in the national polls that swept line when they have passed new, Former premier Junichiro Koizumi appeals for support for former PM Morihiro Hosokawa running for Tokyo Abe to power, with his opponents’ more stringent safety tests. Seoul official governor, in front of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government headquarters yesterday. freed in Libya apparent haplessness neutralising AFP TRIPOLI: A South Korean trade official who was kid- napped in Libya has been freed three days after he was Indonesia maid welcomes employer’s arrest Philippine rebels claim taken hostage by armed men, the Libyan and South Korean HONG KONG: An Indonesian 23-year-old Sulistyaningsih Prosecutors allege that Law foreign ministries said. maid has welcomed the arrest of told Hong Kong-based Cable turned household items such Han Seok-Woo, the head of her former Hong Kong employer Television in an interview broad- as a mop, a ruler and a clothes attack on Japan firm the Libya unit of the Korea accused of torturing her, saying cast yesterday. hanger into “weapons” against MANILA: Leftist rebel group “anti-people activities.” Trade-Investment Promotion she was willing to return to the Law Wan-tung, 44, is accused Sulistyaningsih. New People’s Army (NPA) yes- A military official earlier said Agency (KOTRA), was freed city to testify in the case that of causing grievous bodily harm “If I get better, I will go back terday claimed responsibility 10 armed men wearing bonnets Wednesday and was in good sparked angry protests. to Sulistyaningsih, who is now to Hong Kong,” Sulistyaningsih for the attack on a warehouse barged into the warehouse of health, they said. The ex-employer, a Hong Kong undergoing hospital treatment told Cable TV from her hospital of Japanese multinational firm Sumifru Corp on January 17. Libya’s deputy foreign min- mother-of-two was arrested on in her home country. bed, adding she was unaware her Sumifru Corp in the south- Bagani said Sumifru Corp ister, Abdelrazak al-Gridi, told Monday and charged two days Law, who was arrested at Hong former employer had allegedly ern Philippine province of incurred damages amounting to the Lana news agency that later with assaulting Erwiana Kong airport while attempting to abused two other maids. Bukidnon. P11m ($243,000) after the leftist Libyan security forces freed Sulistyaningsih and two other board a flight to Thailand, was also The Hong Kong broadcaster In a statement issued by the rebels attacked its banana pack- him. Indonesian maids, after thousands charged with common assault and said she would return to the NPA’s Mt Kitanglad Sub-Regional ing house and paralysed a cargo Seoul’s foreign ministry of domestic workers marched in four counts of criminal intimida- city to testify in the case but Command, leftist rebels said truck, a backhoe, six assorted confirmed the release, say- the city to call for justice. tion -- charges related either to her father has previously said he they attacked the company’s machines and destroyed three ing the four gunmen who had “I’m happy. I had hoped the Sulistyaningsih or to her two pre- would not let his daughter return warehouse in Barobo Village, laptop computers. kidnapped him on Sunday employer would be arrested,” vious Indonesian domestic helpers. to work overseas. AFP Valencia City because of Sumifru’s THE PHILIPPINE STAR were arrested by the Libyan authorities. Java landslide kills woman Abe sees WWI in tensions with China Thai court JAKARTA: A woman has been killed and 12 others are TOKYO: Japanese Prime Suga after the Financial Times giants was possible, noting that glorifies Japan’s wartime past. defers ruling missing after torrential rains Minister Shinzo Abe has said said Abe had told reporters that Abe had said dialogue and the Suga told a news conference triggered a landslide that Japan and China should avoid China and Japan were in a “similar rule of law, not armed forces and that Abe - noting that this year is buried sleeping villagers on repeating the past mistakes of situation” to Britain and Germany threats, were needed for peace the 100th anniversary of the start on poll date Indonesia’s main Java island, Britain and Germany, which before 1914, whose close economic and prosperity in Asia. of World War One - said Britain BANGKOK: Thailand’s an official said. fought in World War One ties had not prevented the conflict. Sino-Japanese ties, long and Germany clashed despite their Constitutional Court yesterday Rescuers were digging by despite their deep economic He also said China’s steady rise plagued by what Beijing sees as deep economic ties. Asked if China deferred a ruling on whether a hand through mounds of earth ties, according to his main gov- in military spending was a major Japan’s failure to atone for its and Japan might clash militarily, general election scheduled for in Kudus district, central Java, ernment spokesman in Tokyo. source of regional instability, the occupation of parts of China in Abe replied that such a conflict February 2 can be postponed, as to reach six houses buried by Abe was speaking on the side- newspaper reported. the 1930s and 1940s, have wors- “would be a great loss not only for protesters who say they will boy- the landslide as the area was lines of the World Economic Forum Suga said earlier in the day ened recently due to a territorial Japan and China but for the world cott the vote kept up pressure on too remote to be reached by in Switzerland on Wednesday. that Abe’s comments should by row, Tokyo’s mistrust of Beijing’s and we need to make sure such a the government to step down. heavy machinery. His comments were provided by no means be interpreted to mean military build-up and Abe’s Dec thing would not happen,” according Prime Minister Yingluck “The victims were sleeping Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide that war between the two Asian visit to a shrine that critics say to Suga. REUTERS Shinawatra declared a 60-day when the landslide struck,” state of emergency in Bangkok said local disaster agency offi- and surrounding areas from cial Junaidi, who like many Bangla congregation Wednesday, hoping to prevent an Indonesians goes by one name. escalation in the protests now in He said rescuers had so far their third month. found the body of a woman China test-fires new missile The Election Commission says after Tuesday’s landslide and the country is too volatile to hold a had also rescued one man alive general election now and that tech- but 12 people were still missing. that can easily reach US nicalities mean it is anyway bound Deadly landslides and to result in a parliament with too flooding are common during BEIJING: China’s mili- simulating the launch of an armed few lawmakers to form a quorum. Indonesia’s six-month rainy tary has released images of warhead, were also posted on the The government says the season, and in the past week an intercontinental ballistic sohu.com news portal, attributed decree to hold the election on that several parts of the country missile with enough range to to the newspaper. date has been signed by the king have been affected. reach the United States, as Sohu.com said it was the first and cannot be changed. Beijing is involved in a series time that images of such an exer- “The Constitutional Court has Chinese official of rows threatening to embroil cise had been released. accepted this case and we will Washington. China is embroiled in a series look at the legal issues involved. handed death The pictures of Chinese sol- of territorial disputes with its If there is enough evidence, we diers test-firing a Dongfeng-31 neighbours in the South China may hand down a decision tomor- BEIJING: A municipal offi- missile, which is said by experts Sea, and is locked in a row with row,” said court spokesman Pimol cial was sentenced to death to be able to carry nuclear war- Japan in the East China Sea over Thampithakpong. with a two-year reprieve for heads 8,000 kilometres (4,960 islands administered by Tokyo The protests are the latest erup- accepting more than $1m miles), appeared in the People’s and claimed by Beijing. tion in a political conflict that has in bribes, the official news Liberation Army Daily newspa- The US has a security alliance gripped the country for eight years. agency Xinhua said yester- per on Tuesday. with Japan and Vice President Joe The emergency decree failed to day, highlighting the govern- Further images showing sol- Biden said last month that a stra- clear the demonstrators, though ment’s crackdown on graft. diers dressed in protective suits, tegic shift to Asia would continue. the capital has been relatively calm Zhou Jianhua had chaired Muslims arrive in Bishwa Ijtema in Tongi on the outskirts of Dhaka to join suggesting that the drill was AFP this week. REUTERS the standing committee of the a congregation which starts this afternoon and ends on Sunday with a People’s Congress of Xinyu final supplication. city in the southern province of Jiangxi, citing the Jiangxi Higher People’s Court. It said Zhou had accepted Rights group says Muslims massacred in Myanmar amid official denials 10.2m yuan ($1.6m), tens of thousands of US and Hong YANGON: Security forces in in western Rakhine state since and found no evidence of mass said police had been attacked. But The newspaper said the blood- Kong dollars as well as three western Myanmar massacred October 2012, when ethnic killings. Government-run media they denied reprisal killings amid stained uniform of a police ser- gold bars and objects worth at least 40 Rohingya Muslims Rakhine Buddhists fought minor- yesterday also carried denials of calls by the United Nations and geant was recovered near the spot 236,000 yuan ($38,991). last week, including women and ity Rohingya Muslims. a massacre. the US and British embassies for where about 100 Rohingya armed Chinese President Xi Jinping children, a human rights group “The actual number of deaths Reports of the attack began an investigation. with knives and sticks attacked a has made fighting pervasive said yesterday, quoting witness may be higher but information is circulating after a Jan 13 clash The state-run New Light of police patrol. graft a priority since tak- accounts, despite official denials circumscribed by government- between police and Rohingya vil- Myanmar newspaper yesterday The differing accounts illus- ing office last March and has of the killings. imposed restrictions on access lagers in Maungdaw township, a said Rakhine state officials found trate the difficulty in obtaining warned, like others before him, Bangkok-based Fortify Rights to the area,” the group said in a remote area that is off limits to no evidence that women and first-hand information in parts that corruption threatens the said it spoke to witnesses and statement. journalists, while access by human- children were killed, and quoted of Myanmar that remain off lim- ruling Communist Party’s very other credible sources who con- Rakhine state government itarian groups is strictly controlled. Rakhine state chief minister its despite a wave of democratic survival. AGENCIES firmed the massacre, which spokesman Win Myaing said In the next few days, state and Hla Maung Tin accusing foreign reforms since military rule ended would be the deadliest incident yesterday that he visited the area national government spokesmen media of reporting “false news”. in March 2011. REUTERS FRIDAY 24 JANUARY 2014 12 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com PAKISTAN / AFGHANISTAN Govt in no hurry to appoint Six die in Peshawar blast chief election commissioner ISLAMABAD: The govern- three and the procedure for his Car bomb detonated at workshop ment of Pakistan led by prime appointment has been changed. minister Nawaz Sharif doesn’t The CEC was earlier appointed PAKISTAN: Six people, government-run Lady Reading seem to be in a hurry to appoint by the president but under Article including two children, were Hospital confirmed the casualties a permanent chief election com- 213 of the Constitution, the prime killed and seven injured in a and said two of the inured are in missioner (CEC) even though minister in consultation with bombing in Pakistan’s restive critical condition. the country’s prime electoral the leader of opposition in the northwest city of Peshawar yes- A correspondent at the scene body has been doing without National Assembly is required to terday, officials said. said flesh and blood was scattered a regular head for about six forward three names to the par- Nobody has so far claimed around the area, and vehicles months. liamentary committee for confir- responsibility for the blast, which nearby had also been destroyed. According to well-placed mation of one of them. follows a recent surge in Taliban On Tuesday Pakistani jets and sources, the government has yet Meanwhile, the agenda of elec- violence targeting the military. helicopter gunships engaged in to initiate the process of appoint- toral reforms also seems to have Subsequent retaliatory air strikes one of the heaviest bombard- ment of the CEC, as enunciated been put on the back-burner by in northwestern tribal regions on ments in recent years in North under the 18th Amendment. the government. Tuesday killed some 40 militants. Waziristan, a tribal region Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has Before the general elections, “Six people including two which is a stronghold of mili- yet to send names of three nomi- the Senate’s special committee children were killed and seven tants linked to the Taliban and nees for the post to the Leader on electoral reforms, which for injured when an explosives-laden Al Qaeda. of Opposition in the National all practical purposes had been car, parked at a motor workshop The air strikes came a day Assembly, Syed Khursheed Shah. converted into a parliamentary on the outskirts of Peshawar, blew after a Taliban suicide bomber The coveted post fell vacant committee having representa- up,” senior police official Najeeb killed 13 people in a blast near after the resignation of retired tion of all major parties, had Ur Rehman said. army headquarters. Justice Fakhruddin G Ebrahim agreed to make electoral laws “Around 25 to 30 kilogrammes Last Sunday a vehicle-borne in July last year. more meaningful to ensure polls (44lbs to 66lbs) of explosives were bomb killed 26 paramilitaries in Under the 18th Amendment, in free, fair and transparent used in the blast”, he added. the town of Bannu. Security officials inspect the site of a bomb explosion yesterday. tenure of the CEC has been manner. An spokesman for the AFP increased to five years from INTERNEWS

Media people Explosive expert Shias protest over Quetta bus bombing on TTP hit list critically injured ISLAMABAD: After kill- ISLAMABAD: “The only rea- QUETTA: Thousands demon- in Karachi and the Punjab cities of terrorists and their sanctuaries,” responsibility for the attack. ing thousands of members son I am alive is so I can sacri- strated in cities across Pakistan Lahore, Multan and Rawalpindi, Abdul Khaliq Hazara, head of the Shias make up around 20 per- of various state organs, as fice my life for innocent people,” yesterday against the killing against what protesters called the Hazara Democratic Party, said. cent of Pakistan’s population, well as others, the violent says Inayatullah Khan, known of 24 Shia pilgrims in a bomb “genocide” of Pakistani Shiites. Refusing to bury bodies is an which is largely Sunni. Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan to most as ‘Tiger’. attack, as their relatives refused Members of Quetta’s Hazara extreme statement in Islamic A Human Rights Watch report (TTP) has decided to extend The 35-year-old in-charge to bury their bodies in a power- ethnic community, which is society where it is customary to this week said LeJ operated “vir- its war by declaring the of the DI Khan bomb disposal ful gesture of protest. largely Shia, began their protest inter the dead as soon as possible. tual impunity across Pakistan, as country’s media as “party” to squad (BDS) now lies critically The roadside blast on Tuesday on Wednesday and braved freez- Shias in Quetta staged similar law enforcement officials either the conflict. injured at the Combined Military hit a bus around 60 kilometres (40 ing temperatures to spend the protests last year after two devas- turn a blind eye or appear helpless For the first time since its Hospital in his hometown. miles) west of Quetta, the capi- night in the open. tating bomb attacks targeting their to prevent attacks.” inception in 2005, the banned “It was Monday evening, and tal of southwestern Baluchistan They say they will not bury community, prompting Islamabad More than 400 Shias were militant outfit has not only Inayatullah Khan Tiger was on province, which has been the the victims’ bodies until a mili- to sack the provincial government. killed in targeted attacks across issued a fatwa against the duty to kill four other IED bombs focus of growing sectarian vio- tary operation wipes out mili- Relatives put pictures of the the country in 2013, the rights media but has also prepared a in the area after three civilians lence in Pakistan. tants and their sanctuaries from victims with their bodies and sat group said. media hit-list. had been wounded in an earlier Up to 2,000 people, most of the outskirts of Quetta and on the road. There were sit-in protests yes- The 29-page fatwa accuses blast in Kulachi,” said Kulachi them Shias, demonstrated on nearby Mastung district, where The militant outfit Lashkar- terday in about a dozen different the media of siding with police official. Quetta’s busy Alamdar Road with Tuesday’s attack happened. e-Jhangvi (LeJ), regarded as the locations in Karachi under the the “disbelievers”, against Tiger was injured when one of the bodies of the bombing victims, “We will not bury our dead most extreme Sunni terror group banner of Majlis-e-Wahdat-ul- Muslims, in the “war on Islam” the IEDs he was trying to defuse refusing to bury them until action bodies until a clear assurance in Pakistan and accused of kill- Muslimeen (MWM), a Shia rep- and inciting people against in Lonee, Kulachi went off.” is taken against militants. from the government that it ing hundreds of Shias since its resentative organisation. “the mujahideen” through INTERNEWS There were also demonstrations will launch a crackdown against emergence in the 1990s, claimed AFP propaganda as well as of propagating promiscuity and secularism. The fatwa defines three major categories for journal- ists: “murjif,” “muqatil” and Counter-terrorism funds “Sa’ee bil fasad.” PIA to offer spent on luxury gifts in-flight WiFi ISLAMABAD: Pakistani offi- The NCMC received some KARACHI: Pakistan cials used a secret counter- 425 million rupees ($4.3m) from International Airlines (PIA) terrorism fund to buy wedding Pakistani government coffers has started a phone and gifts, luxury carpets and gold from 2009-2013, according to SMS facility on board its jewellery for relatives of min- files obtained by Umar Cheema, Boeing 777 fleet as a first isters and visiting dignitaries, an investigative journalist for step towards improving its according to documents. Pakistani daily The News. communication and enter- The revelations cast a spot- During that time the interior tainment systems, the airline light on high-level corruption in ministry was headed by Rehman said yesterday. Pakistan as the impoverished but Malik, a flamboyant loyalist of The airline also plans to pro- nuclear-armed country battles a former president Asif Ali Zardari’s vide email facility on board. surge in Taliban violence. Pakistan People’s Party (PPP). “The services will be avail- They concern the National Many of the documents deal with able at minimal charges on Crisis Management Cell (NCMC) payments to intelligence sources, credit and debit cards,” it said. of Pakistan’s interior ministry, routine maintenance of vehicles PIA had been aiming to formed in 2000 to coordinate and overtime for employees. upgrade its in-flight enter- between the country’s intelligence But the files also include tainment system on long-haul agencies and federal and provin- receipts for gifts for US and flights that also includes WiFi, cial governments on national British embassy officials, as more movies and music. security matters. well as flowers and sweets for This makes PIA the first The US and other Western journalists. Pakistani carrier to offer such countries have poured billions of One receipt for 70,000 rupees services on-board. In most air- dollars into Pakistan since the ($700) is itemised as a “Pair of lines globally, cellular services 9/11 attacks of 2001 to help in wrist watches for marriage of are banned for safety reasons. its fight against Taliban and Al nephew of minister for interior”. AGENCIES Qaeda linked militants. AFP

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An Afghan is searched by police as he waits to register for the upcoming presidential election in Ghazni yesterday. Afghanistan is to hold presidential and provincial council election this April. FRIDAY 24 JANUARY 2014 INDIA www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 13 Bengal brutality: Mamata removes top cop Outrage as tribal woman left at the mercy of men after she was unable to pay Rs50,000 fine for having affair

KOLKATA: Amid widespread people the woman had accused in has been patronising and har- police officer’s removal, police sub- Hospital authorities described Commission for Women too will outrage over the brutal gang her complaint, a local court sent bouring criminals, that not a sequently said they will approach her condition to be stable but send a probe team and demand rape of a tribal woman alleg- the accused to 14 days judicial single day passes when incidents the court seeking custody of the critical while Women and Child an action taken report from the edly at the behest of a kanga- custody after police did not seek of rape and molestation do not accused. Welfare Minister Shashi Panja, chief minister. roo court in Birbhum district, custody nor any public prosecutor occur,” said Left Front chairman “We will approach the court as who called up the victim, has “We have decided to send a the West Bengal government appeared. Biman Bose. soon as possible seeking custody assured all help from the gov- team to West Bengal next week yesterday found itself cornered “Neither any public prosecu- “It is matter of utter shame of the accused,” said Inspector ernment including monetary which will probe not only this over its handling of the issue. tor appeared nor police sought for us that despite having a General of Police (Western Zone) compensation. incident but all such incidents Chief Minister Mamata custody of the accused. So the woman chief minister, women Siddh Nath Gupta. Reminiscent of Mukhtaran of crime against women which Banerjee later ordered the court of sub-divisional judicial are repeatedly being subjected to The woman, who is undergo- Mai who suffered an identical fate have recently occurred in West removal of the top district police magistrate, Bolpur, Pijush Ghosh brutalities,” said state Congress ing treatment at the Suri Sadar in Pakistan in 2002, the heinous Bengal,” NCW chairperson officer. Superintendent of Police sent them to 14 days jail custody,” president Pradip Bhattacharya. Hopsital, said she was left at the incident in Bengal has attracted Mamta Sharma said. C Sudhakar was shifted out in a victim’s counsel Dilip Ghosh said. He said the party will stage dem- mercy of the men after she was widespread condemnation. Sharma called Banerjee “irre- bid to salvage matters. While opposition parties onstrations outside all police unable to pay Rs50,000 as fine “The government is firm and sponsible” for her failure to send The alleged rape took place on launched a scathing attack on stations on January 28 besides demanded by the headman for is for strictest action against the action taken reports sought by the Monday night in Subalpur village the Banerjee government over the organising protest marches in having an affair with a man out- culprits. Rape is a social malaise NCW regarding several instances in Birbhum district, 180km from gang rape, police’s refusal to seek the city from January 31 onwards. side her community. and we shall combat it politically, of gang rape in the state. here. The 20-year-old woman was custody of the accused added fuel “Police not seeking custody of Describing her ordeal, the socially and administratively,” “We will seek an ATR from the allegedly raped by more than a to fire. The Congress, Left Front the accused is a clear case of how woman said the headman ordered Trinamool leader Mukul Roy said. CM in this matter as well. But dozen men following orders of a and the Bharatiya Janata Party the administration is hand in glove the rape. “Following his orders, Governor M K Narayanan sug- what to expect from her, she has kangaroo court which found her questioned the role of police and with criminals and extending polit- at least 10-12 people, including gested inflicting “corporal pun- been so irresponsible that she “guilty of having an affair with a accused the government of being ical patronage to them,” state BJP (some) members of a single fam- ishment” on the culprits. While has not bothered to send a single man outside her community”. hand in glove with criminals. president Rahul Sinha said. ily, continuously raped me...,” the the state women’s panel has report that has been sought by While police arrested all 13 “Only because this government With Banerjee ordering the woman said. taken cognizance, the National us,” Sharma said. IANS

Gigantic Tricolour hoisted BJP may make major Father sues gains in UP: Survey only son for

NEW DELHI: The BJP would capital in 2009, was not likely to marrying make major gains in Uttar win a single seat if elections were Pradesh while the AAP would held in January 2014. The BJP outside caste win majority of seats in Delhi in was predicted to win 1-3 seats. the Lok Sabha polls, according The survey said the AAP was PATNA: A father in eastern to a survey. projected to get 48 percent vote India is suing his only son for The CNN-IBN election share in Delhi if elections were defamation after he married a tracker by Centre for Societies in held now. The BJP was projected woman from a lower caste, say- Developing Studies for January to secure 30 percent votes and ing he has damaged his reputa- 2014 predicted that the Bharatiya Congress 16 percent. tion and social standing. Janata Party will continue its good It said 74 percent of Delhi’s Sidhnath Sharma is seeking run in Rajasthan by winning residents were satisfied with the Rs10,000,000 ($162,000) in dam- 20-24 of the 25 Lok Sabha seats work of the AAP government. ages from his son Sushant Jasu in the state. “Arvind Kejriwal enjoys huge and wants to prevent him from The BJP was projected to win popularity as Delhi chief minister using the family surname, with a 41-49 seats in the electorally cru- with 76 percent satisfaction level,” court hearing set to resume this cial Uttar Pradesh if elections the survey said. weekend in Bihar state. were held now. The state sends It said Kejriwal pipped Gujarat Sharma, a lawyer from the 80 MPs to Lok Sabha. Chief Minister Narendra Modi upper-caste Bhumihar group, said The BJP had won only 10 seats “as preferred choice of prime the marriage last year broke 400- in the 2009 general elections. minister” with 34 percent want- A gigantic Tricolour, measuring 48x72 feet and weighing 31kg, was hoisted at a dizzy height of 65 metres odd years of tradition. The survey projected a major ing him for the top job. at the National Military Memorial in Bangalore. Karnataka Governor H R Bhardwaj dedicated the Tricolour “For ages, it has been an downslide for the Congress in “Thirty-two percent respond- and the Rs40-lakh war memorial to soldiers who laid their lives for the country. The event coincided with the accepted tradition of arranged Uttar Pradesh. It predicted that ents said they prefer Modi as marriages within your own caste,” 117th birth anniversary of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose. it will win 4-10 seats if elections prime minister. Rahul Gandhi is Sharma said from his home in the were held now. The party had won third at 8 percent,” it said. town of Danapur, just outside the 21 seats in 2009. In Rajasthan, where the BJP state capital Patna. “But when my The ruling Samajwadi Party in formed the government with a only son ended that, it not only Uttar Pradesh was slated to win resounding majority, the survey stunned me, it also affected my 8-14 seats compared to its present predicted that the party’s good Crime Branch to probe Sunanda case social status,” Sharma said on strength of 22 MPs. run will continue. Tuesday. “Neither it is forgotten The Bahujan Samaj Party was It said the BJP will win 20-24 NEW DELHI: Delhi Police’s Police (Crime Branch) Ravindra Pushkar has attributed her death nor forgiven for me.” predicted to do marginally bet- seats in January 2014, with the Crime Branch is to investigate Yadav, said that Pushkar’s case to poisoning due to drug overdose. The hereditary-based caste ter with 10-16 seats but below its Congress getting only 0-2 seats the mysterious death of Sunanda was handed over to his depart- Sources termed the injury marks system is deeply rooted in many present strength of 21 MPs. and up to five seats will go to Pushkar, wife of union minister ment yesterday. “We will look on her body as “scuffle marks” parts of India, including in Bihar, The survey predicted 11 per- others. Shashi Tharoor, and would ques- after the matter from the begin- and as minor injuries. one of the country’s poorest and cent rise in the BJP’s vote share It said the BJP may secure 54 tion him and other family mem- ning as earlier it was being han- Her “upper extremity” — hand, most populated states. in the state and said the party will percent vote share in Rajasthan if bers as well as hotel staff, a police dled by local police,” he said. an arm, chin, and neck — was The system still pervades win 38 percent votes if elections Lok Sabha polls were held today official said yesterday. Another crime branch official dotted with over a dozen injury aspects of daily life, particularly were held today. while the Congress could secure Six days after Pushkar was said that they would first get the marks, and these were termed in remote and rural areas, and The survey said the Aam 33 percent votes. found dead under mysterious probe report from the local police “scuffle marks”. However, the can dictate marriage, education, Aadmi Party would make its “Fifty-four percent respond- circumstances in her room at and then “we will take our next scuffle marks may impact the employment and land ownership, debut in the Lok Sabha and could ents in Rajasthan say the United the Leela Palace hotel in Sarojini step”. “Shashi Tharoor, his fam- investigation as Delhi Police was despite the fact that caste-based win 4-6 seats in Delhi if elections Progressive Alliance government Nagar area of south Delhi, the ily members, the hotel staff and directed by the sub-divisional discrimination is outlawed. were held now. does not deserve another chance case was finally handed over to the relatives of Sunanda will be magistrate to probe whether the So called honour killings are The Congress, which had won at the centre,” it said. Crime Branch yesterday. questioned if we find it necessary,” death was a suicide or a murder. also still carried out, with mainly all seven seats in the national IANS Additional Commissioner of he said. The autopsy report of IANS young couples who marry out- side their caste or against their relatives’ wishes killed to protect what is seen as the family’s repu- Clock shop tation and pride. Fourth case filed Pranab extends Telangana NEXT HEARING Sharma filed the case against over AAP protest Jasu last month and a court in bill deadline to January 30 Danapur will resume hearing NEW DELHI: One more case legal arguments on Saturday. has been filed over Delhi Chief HYDERABAD/NEW DELHI: counterparts from Seemandhra Jasu, a tax official who works in Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s Andhra Pradesh legislature (Rayalaseema and coastal the western state of Gujarat, mar- 32-hour protest in the capital got six more days to debate Andhra) for voting on the bill. ried his now wife, a bank officer that led to several violent scuf- Telangana bill as President Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar from Danapur, last November. fles between Aam Aadmi Party Pranab Mukherjee yesterday Reddy, who began his speech on Sharma said that if his son con- supporters and police, taking extended, till January 30, the Wednesday, resumed it in the tinues to use the surname, he will the number of cases to four. deadline for sending its opinion. afternoon after the speaker allowed ask for Rs10,000 in copyright fees The latest first information Legislature Secretary Raja legislators from various parties to each time he is known to use it. report (FIR) was lodged at the Sadaram read out in the Andhra express their views. There was “I have simply sought the Parliament Street police station assembly the letter of the presi- ruckus in the house when Telangana court’s directive for compensation on Wednesday following a com- dent, allowing another week Rashtra Samithi (TRS) took excep- for hurting my social reputation plaint from women teachers who to debate Andhra Pradesh tion to certain remarks made by the and for the return of my time and said protesters near Rail Bhavan Reorganisation Bill 2013. The chief minister about the develop- money that I spent to make him attacked, harassed and misbe- deadline for the legislature to ment in Telangana. what he is today,” Sharma added. haved with them. send back the bill to the president The Speaker adjourned the house Sharma is taking the legal The case was registered under with its opinion was ending yes- for 10 minutes and after the BAC action despite the fact that the section 323 (causing hurt), 509 terday and the state government meeting, he adjourned it for the majority of his family, including (word, gesture or act intended to had sought time till February 20. day. State minister from Telangana Jasu’s mother, agree with the insult the modesty of a woman) and After the president’s let- K Jana Reddy said the extension marriage. 341 and 342 (wrongful restraint ter reached the legislature, the given by the president would have no “If my son is happy with his and confinement) of the Indian Business Advisory Committee impact on the process for formation marriage, I should openly back Penal Code against unknown peo- (BAC) of the state assembly held a of separate Telangana state. him. Time has changed now, one ple, police said. With this, a total of meeting to decide as to how to uti- Andhra Chief Secretary P K should understand it,” Sharma’s four FIRs have so far been regis- lise the extended time. The meet- Mohanty had last week sent a wife said, asking not to be tered in connection with Kejriwal’s ing, chaired by assembly Speaker letter to union home ministry, named. Jasu declined to com- protest demanding suspension of Nadendla Manohar, decided to seeking extension of the time by ment on the case. five Delhi Police officers. have debate on all remaining days, four weeks on the ground that the The Bihar government has However, Kejriwal was not except the Republic Day. time given till January 23 was not introduced initiatives to break directly named in any of the FIRs. However, there was no con- sufficient to complete the debate. down caste barriers, and last year Police sources said Kejriwal’s A salesman shows a wall clock to a customer (unseen) at a watch and sensus during the meeting on The ministry had also summoned doubled the incentive for women name can be added in the cat- clock shop inside a shopping mall in Kolkata yesterday. conducting voting on the bill. Mohanty and other officials to the who marry outside of their caste egory of accused while filing the Legislators from Telangana are national capital to know about the to Rs50,000. charge sheet. IANS opposing the demand of their status of the debate. IANS AFP FRIDAY 24 JANUARY 2014 14 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com BUSINESS

International Islamic nets QR750m profit Total income grew by 23.2 percent last year; customer deposits rise to QR24.4bn; total assets at QR34.4bn

DOHA: International Islamic’s results showed the bank has made QR1.45bn last year compared with in financing various projects annual net profit reached good growth across all portfo- QR1.18bn in the previous year, in Qatar. We also took part in QR750m for the full year 2013, lios of its business. This means reflecting a growth of 23.2 per- investment opportunities abroad reflecting a growth of 10.5 per- International Islamic continues cent. Customer deposits totaled and these were done based on cent from a year ago. The bank to maintain its integral part in QR24.4bn in 2013, up 24.3 percent feasibility studies and backed by earned total revenue of QR1.5bn the growth of Qatar economy in by the year-end, compared with a good risk management policy. in 2013, International Islamic all spheres. QR19.6bn at the end of 2012. Because of this, we have regis- Chairman and Managing International Islamic’s strategy Financing assets grew to tered an impressive growth and Director Sheikh Dr Khalid bin is to participate in the financing of QR19bn compared with QR14.7bn performance, which we believe Thani Al Thani announced here various projects and sectors, espe- in 2012 reflecting a rise of 29.6 will continue in future.” yesterday. cially in mega projects such as the percent. The bank’s total assets International Islamic focused The announcement came after infrastructure upgrade, in line with stood at QR34.4bn at the end of on the local market in 2013, a meeting of the bank’s Board of Qatar National Vision 2030. 2013, a growth of 20.5 percent. because there are lot of opportu- Directors (BOD) presided over by Qatar has now become the Total shareholder equity stood nities and stability in Qatar. “We Sheikh Dr Khalid, to discuss the main hub for growth and invest- at QR5.3bn, and the capital ade- want to support Qatar economy. bank’s 2013 financial results. ments in the region. In light of quacy ratio under Basel II stood But this does not mean we will The bank’s earnings per share this growth, International Islamic at 18.9 percent in 2013-end. ignore opportunities outside. We reached QR4.96 compared to faces the challenges of meeting The results again confirmed will look for safe opportunities QR4.49 in 2012. The Board of the needs of the larger economy. International Islamic Chairman and that the bank maintained its sta- abroad that provide good returns Directors recommended to the Sheikh Dr Khalid said Managing Director Sheikh Dr Khalid International Islamic CEO Abdulbasit ble growth. The bank has always for the bank and its shareholders ordinary annual general meeting International Islamic’s Board of bin Thani Al Thani A Al Shaibei been on a stable growth trajec- alike,” he added. of shareholders the distribution of Directors always maintained a tory. This growth reflects our The year 2013 witnessed steady a cash dividend of 37.5 percent of strategy to participate in all scales honest policy in risk manage- management and employees in involvement in various sectors of customer growth for the bank. In the nominal value share, means of projects – large, medium and ment,” he said. The bank would be implementing bank plans, achiev- the Qatari economy. Financing view of this, the bank has opened QR3.75 per share, compared with small. By participating in these able to perform better in future ing growth, and providing com- sector led other sectors in growth, new branches that offer compre- QR3.5 per share in 2012. The projects, the bank has benefited, and hope growth would be even prehensive service to clients. Abdulbasit said. hensive services to customers. The dividend distribution is subject and thus has been able to meet its stronger in the years ahead. International Islamic CEO He said 2013 was a year that bank has plans to open dedicated to Qatar Central Bank approval. shareholder’s aspirations. He thanked all efforts made Abdulbasit A Al Shaibei said the presented a lot of opportunities branches for its VIP customers. Sheikh Dr Khalid said the “This has been guided by an by the bank’s top executive bank achieved a total income of to the bank. “We participated THE PENINSULA

Gazprom profits jump 4pc Al Khaliji net profit up 8pc QE rallies; market cap DOHA: Al Khaliji (KCBK), in QR70.2m compared to QR59m in Qatar, reported a net profit of the previous year. The NPL ratio QR551m for the full year 2013, improved from 2012 and was at at QR598bn up 8 percent compared to 2012. 0.34 percent by end of 2013. This includes the results of Al Commenting on the profit per- Khaliji France as well. formance, balance sheet growth DOHA: Qatar bourse rallied The consolidated finan- and profile, Robin said: “Growth for the fourth straight week cial statements for the year has been solid across all core gaining 232.28 points or 2.09 were approved by the Board of business areas in our identi- percent to close at 11,338.41 Directors of al khaliji during fied market segments. We have points last week. Mainly lifted its meeting held here yesterday. increased our geographic reach by blue chips, the market capi- The figures are subject to Qatar to new touch points in North talisation rose by 2.07 percent Central Bank’s (QCB) approval. Africa and witnessed impressive to QR598bn from the previous Robin McCall, al khaliji’s Group returns from non-funded trade- week’s QR586bn. Chief Executive Officer said: flow related business.” Overall trading activities “There is much to be positive Based on the strong financial decreased last week, both in terms about with regards to al khaliji’s results, the Board of Directors of value and volume. Trading performance in 2013. We have Sheikh Hamad bin Faisal bin Thani recommended to the General value decreased by 25.01 percent made considerable progress in Al Thani Assembly the distribution of a to QR2.3bn from QR3bn. Trading delivering on the strategic pri- 10 percent cash dividend of the volume decreased by 24.44 per- orities we set ourselves and have nominal share value -- QR1 per cent to reach 48 million shares generated a respectable growth share Earnings per share were at from 64 million, while the number in net profit. QR1.53 by the end of 2013, eight of transactions fell by 13.38 per- “Delivering an enhanced bank- percent higher than 2012. The cent to reach 25,492 last week ing experience to our preferred capital adequacy ratio was at 18.4 from 29,428 transactions the pre- customers is a key objective we percent and Tier 1 capital ratio at vious week. have set ourselves, and I am 16.7 percent. All the sector indices, except pleased to say we have made Expressing his gratitude on consumer goods and services, broad strides in this area.” the impressive performance ended in positive territory. The A total of 80 percent of revenues of al khaliji for 2013, Sheikh Telecoms and the Banks gained was generated from the Qatar- Hamad bin Faisal bin Thani Al the most. The Telecoms Index based banking activities, and the Thani, Chairman and Managing soared 8.50 percent. The Banking balance from its international Director, said: “The bank’s and Financial Services gained 2.17 operations. strategy and successful busi- percent. Insurance was up by 1.63 A key objective of the bank’s ness model continues to differ- percent and Real Estate climbed medium term strategy 2013-2015 Robin McCall entiate us from our competitors 0.87 percent. The Industrials is to “continue to grow the core and once again have enabled us edged up 0.76 percent while the banking franchise and gradually achieved while maintaining to deliver strong results. Transportation sector added 0.12 reduce reliance on investment rev- steady levels of operating income “We appreciate the confi- percent. The Telecom sector was enue streams over time”. year-on-year, being QR942m in dence of our shareholders and lifted mainly by Ooredoo that This year’s results reflects posi- 2013 as against QR969m in 2012. remain committed to continu- surged by 9.65 percent. Vodafone tive developments in this regard. The group experienced strong ing to deliver robust growth and gained 1.76 percent. Net interest income is materially growth of 59 percent in loans and consistent returns. Our strong The Banking and Financial higher than in 2012, up 16 percent advances to QR20.7bn and this capital base, deliberate customer Services led trading value last to QR590m, and net fee and com- drove total assets to QR41.3bn, focus, and specific business model week, accounting for 40.09 per- mission income doubled in size to the highest ever achieved by positions us well for the future. I cent of the total, followed by QR143m. Conversely, the contri- the Group. The deposit base would like to thank our employ- Industrial sector, real estate and bution from our investment book expanded to QR19.9bn, repre- ees for the work that they do in telecoms. QNB led trading value reduced by 54 percent, QR214m, senting an increase of 15 percent serving our clients, supporting The logo of Gazprom in front of Russia’s government headquarters in with 14.74 percent, followed by during this time period. on the prior year. our communities and helping al Moscow. Gazprom reported a four-percent jump in profits through the Industries Qatar and the Barwa This effective rebalancing of On December 31, 2013 the khaliji achieve business success.” first nine months of 2013 thanks to strong sales to Europe that offset Real Estate. the bank’s income streams was non-performing loans were at THE PENINSULA The trading volume was led by declines in supplies to ex-Soviet states. the real estate sector account- ing for 29.3 percent of the total, followed by the Banking and Financial Services sector, Telecoms and Industrials. The Gulf equities: Credit Suisse sees Qatar, Saudi as favoured markets Banking and Financial Services sector led the trading number of DOHA: Strongly supported by Company’s analysts sees a risk Cup will be a headwind. Credit between the two is not appro- with potential for a modest valua- transactions, accounting for 31.48 Qatar and Saudi Arabia, Credit of momentum slowing down Suisse believes the market will be priate, in our view. Recent work tion premium to arise, while earn- percent of the total, followed by Suisse expects the Gulf region in H2 as the positive impact of unwilling to pay for growth until carried out by our strategists ings upgrades, in aggregate, could Industrials sector, Real Estate to post another year of solid UAE and Qatar entering the significant world cup expenditure show that EM’s cheap valuation continue at the current pace. As and Telecoms. gains on improving earnings MSCI Emerging Market may be begins in 2015 onwards. is driven, in large part, by its sec- a result the Gulf region could gen- Of the 42 listed companies 21 momentum, strong investor less anticipated. Labour market tor composition-in particular its erate returns of approximately 15 ended higher last week, 17 fell and sentiment and relatively attrac- reform poses a near-term risk to VALUATION DISCOUNT significant exposure to the energy percent over the year. four remained unchanged. tive valuations in 2014. Saudi Arabia. In 2013, the Gulf market ral- sector which is under-represented By sector, we expect greater The week ended with a strong In its research update on Gulf On Qatar, the Credit Suisse lied 30 percent, outperforming in the Gulf.” earnings revisions in petrochemi- note yesterday on continuing buy- equities, Credit Suisse noted: noted the country’s yields are the MSCI World. As a result, the Credit Suisse expects the Gulf cals than financials, as the former ing support from foreign institu- “Our favoured markets remain the key driver, not growth. Qatar region’s valuation discount has market to record solid return benefits from an improvement in tions. The benchmark index closed Saudi Arabia and Qatar. We rec- offers the highest GDP growth narrowed to 4.8 percent from 8.0 in 2014, driven primarily by two the global macro environment. at a new high advancing by 1.42 ommend a more stock selective rate in the region, and valuations percent at the start of the year. supportive factors; rising earnings While fundamental continue to percent. Telecoms jumped by 5.40 approach to the UAE, and remain and multiples are at a 20 percent “We note that the Gulf trades expectations and robust investor improve in the financials sector, percent. Industrials rose 1.43 per- neutral on Kuwait and Oman on discount to MSCI World. Despite at a sizeable 44 percent premium appetite. We expect the Gulf’s much of the reduction in provi- cent and the Banking and Financial growth concerns.” this, we believe concerns related to emerging markets (EM). valuation discount versus the sioning is now complete. Services gained 0.83 percent. The Global Financial Services to the timing of the 2022 World However, a direct comparison MSCI World to narrow further, THE PENINSULA THE PENINSULA FRIDAY 24 JANUARY 2014 BUSINESS www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 15

Turkish central Iran lures oil bank intervenes after lira hits majors with all-time low

ANKARA: The beleaguered Turkish lira recovered from all- time lows yesterday after the new contracts central bank intervened directly in foreign exchange markets for the first time in two years. Bid to win back Western business The lira tumbled to around 3.11 to the euro and 2.29 to the dollar DAVOS, SWITZERLAND: its new chief executive Ben van in morning trade but recovered Iran will have a new, attractive Beurden would not be there. It to 3.0922 and 2.2674 in the early investment model for oil con- was not clear if the meeting, afternoon after the “aggressive” tracts by September, its presi- which was held behind closed central bank action. dent and oil minister told some doors amid tight security, was It has lost about 10 percent since of the world’s top oil executives attended by US oil executives mid-December — hitting new lows here yesterday, part of its drive from companies such as Exxon almost daily this year — battered to win back Western business. Mobil or Chevron . by an escalating corruption scandal Iranian President Hassan Tehran has already said it rocking the government and con- Rouhani and Oil Minister Bijan wants Western oil companies to cerns about Turkey’s gaping cur- Zanganeh said their new admin- revive its giant ageing oilfields and rency account deficit. istration was keen to open up to develop new oil and gas fields once The bank said it was interven- Western investments and technol- sanctions are lifted. “The best way ing with direct foreign-exchange ogy, executives who attended the for companies like us to go back sales because of “unhealthy price meeting said. They also stressed to Iran is to follow strictly the developments”. Bankers esti- Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange yesterday. the importance of fossil fuel, with sanctions and push both parties mated it had spent between $1.5bn global energy demand rising. to reach an agreement which will and $2bn to prop up the currency “The fact that the president of lead to the lifting of sanctions one as it neared the key threshhold of Iran came to the meeting today... day,” Scaroni said. 2.3 to the dollar. European stocks fall on China data is clearly a sign that Iran wants to “I made it clear some time ago Ali Cakiroglu, senior invest- open up to international oil com- I’m not going back to Iran under ment strategist at HSBC Bank, LONDON: Europe’s main stock The index is a leading indica- on the eurozone PMI data. The panies,” said Paolo Scaroni, chief old contract terms even if all sanc- said it was an “aggressive inter- markets retreated yesterday as tor of how the economy is per- British pound dipped to ¤1.2144 executive of Italy’s Eni, who was tions are lifted.” Scaroni was the vention”. The central bank has so investors digested weak Chinese forming, and is closely watched from 1.2235, but rose to $1.6614 at the meeting. first Western CEO to meet publicly far refrained from hiking interest economic data and a cautious because it is regarded as broadly from $1.6569. “It was an impressive presen- with Oil Minister Bijan Zanganeh, rates to defend the lira with the outlook from European Central accurate. However the Chinese Gold prices firmed to $1,263 an tation,” said one of three further on the sidelines of a meeting of government reluctant to jeop- Bank chief Mario Draghi. PMI compiled by British banking ounce from $1,241 on Wednesday oil executives who were at the the Organisation of the Petroleum ardise its growth and inflation However, the euro rallied on giant HSBC fell to 49.6 points in on the London Bullion Market. meeting and spoke with Reuters Exporting Countries last month. targets. At its monthly policy news that activity in the euro- January, the lowest since August. Meanwhile, Asian stock mar- on condition of anonymity The major Opec producer has meeting on Tuesday, it said it was zone private sector economy hit Comments by Draghi also kets fell after data showed Chinese “They said they are working on started implementing a nuclear holding its key overnight rate at a 31-month high in January as threw cold water onto sentiment. manufacturing activity shrank in a new model to work with inves- deal with world powers, a step 7.75 percent. AFP recovery gathered pace. “We see some encouraging signs January for the first time in six tors and are happy to see us,” he towards a broad settlement which London’s benchmark FTSE 100 but the recovery in the euro area months. Investors were given a added. “They not only need money could lead to the end of sanctions. Qatar Shipping gets index ended the day down 0.78 is still weak and uneven,” the soft lead from Wall Street after but technologies. They are happy Western sanctions imposed in percent at 6,773.28 points, while ECB chief told Swiss daily Neue uninspiring US corporate earnings. to have consultations about how 2012 on Iran for its nuclear pro- QR1.55bn loan Frankfurt’s DAX 30 dropped 0.92 Zuercher Zeitung. “All in all, the Tokyo retreated 0.79 percent new contracts shall work. They gramme have choked Tehran’s oil percent to 9,631.04 points and the risks are still on the downside. So and Sydney fell 1.07 percent, want to decide on the model by production — output is down a DUBAI: Qatar Shipping, a unit CAC 40 in Paris fell 1.02 percent I would be cautious about becom- while Seoul lost 1.16 percent on September.” million barrels per day (b/d) since Qatar Navigation, has secured to 4,280.96 points. ing overly optimistic. news that South Korean economic “The message was - look at us, the start of 2012 to 2.7m b/d — and a 12-year, QR1.55bn ($425.65m) Milan shed 0.72 percent and “We are now at a stage like that growth slowed in the fourth quar- our geological risks are minimal, lost it billions in oil revenue. loan from a consortium of inter- Madrid gave up 0.37 percent. of the US a year and a half ago. ter of 2013. reserves are huge, come and we Top Iranian officials say it can national banks, according to Markit Economics said its The survey data are strong, but US stocks also moved sharply will create competitive terms and raise production to 4m b/d within a bourse filing yesterday. The Eurozone Composite Purchasing we don’t yet have a continuous lower, with the Dow Jones you will be happy. Your return on six months of sanctions being lifted. money will be used to refinance Managers Index (PMI) for stream of strong hard data. That’s Industrial Average sinking 1.02 investments will be acceptable,” Western experts are more conserv- existing debt facilities on four January rose to 53.2 points from a familiar pattern in economic percent to 16,206.24 points in another executive said. Along with ative, saying 3m to 3.5m b/d is more liquefied natural gas tankers, 52.1 in December. That was the recoveries after a deep crisis.” midday trading. The broad- ENI, France’s Total, Britain’s BP, likely. Two executives present at the statement said. The lend- seventh monthly increase running In foreign exchange activity, based S&P 500 shed 0.93 percent LUKoil and GazpromNeft from the meeting said that they would ing banks include Standard and the fastest rate of growth the European single currency to 1,827.70, while the tech-rich Russia, and several other compa- certainly look at the new contracts Chartered, Mizuho Bank and since June 2011. A number above jumped to $1.3678 from $1.3544 Nasdaq Composite Index declined nies were present. and consider investing. Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ. 50 denotes expansion. in New York late Wednesday 0.89 percent to 4,205.10. AFP Royal Dutch/Shell had said REUTERS REUTERS

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Peso drop spurs soy farmers Davos bosses tread warily to hoard beans in Argentina in rocky emerging markets BY HUGH BRONSTEIN

rgentine soy farmers have lost faith in the country’s BY BEN HIRSCHLER by a session on Thursday entitled “BRICS of December it would leave China, where currency and are hoarding beans even as prices are in Midlife Crisis?” sales have been falling, and French rival expected to be weighed down over the months ahead ultinational companies are Growth rates for Brazil, Russia, India and L’Oreal has stopped selling its Garnier Aby heavy global supply. becoming more picky about China are half their pre-financial crisis lev- beauty products in the country. The country is the world’s top exporter of soymeal and soyoil emerging market invest- els - and companies are taking a hard look In India, too, difficult market conditions as well as its third biggest soybean and corn supplier at a time ments as slowing growth at alternatives beyond the “big four”. have prompted frustrated foreign compa- of booming food demand. But, as inflation soars and confidence in upstart economies and a The Middle East and Indonesia were nies in sectors ranging from telecoms to falls in Latin America’s Number 3 economy, a bean in the bag is Mrecovery in the West takes the shine off a highlighted as hot-spots for online growth by retail to curb their ambitions. better than a peso in the bank for local farmers. previous sure-fire strategic bet. Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer, while Marriott The majority of firms, however, view The spot price of soy in grains hub Rosario is $325 per tonne, Executives in Davos said they remained International boss Arne Sorenson said his current weakness in emerging markets as way above the $288 for beans to be delivered in May. committed to tapping into rising middle group was opening a new hotel in Rwanda. a strategic hazard that will not seriously Growers are nonetheless hoarding their stocks because, as low classes from Shanghai to Lagos, but some However, a top executive at a US tech derail planning assumptions based on solid as prices may go this year due to heavy global supply, to sell would are pulling back and redeploying resources company, who did not want to be identified, long-term demographics. expose them to a currency ground down amid high inflation and in particularly difficult, low-margin regions. said his firm was having an especially tough Consumer goods giant Unilever, which falling central bank reserves. They are betting that inflation would “It was a gold rush. Now the gold rush is time in Brazil, with big uncertainties also now generates well over half its sales in erase any gain derived from selling now. over,” said Jeff Joerres, chief executive of in Russia, leading the company to look at emerging markets, also says it not going to “Normally, you would want to sell now at $325,” said Leandro staffing company Manpower Group, whose deploying resources elsewhere. be deflected by tough times in Brazil, India Pierbattisti, an analyst with Argentina’s grains warehousing clients include many top international firms. In fact 60 percent of firms now expect and Indonesia. chamber. “But the market in Argentina is not normal because of The new mood follows a marked shift to shift investment away from the BRICs That approach makes sound sense in the the devaluation of the peso.” in the balance between the world’s main towards other more rapidly growing mar- eyes of Martin Sorrell, head of advertis- The unofficial peso weakened 2.47 percent to more than 12 per engines of economic growth that will see kets, according to an Accenture survey of ing agency WPP, who is a long-term bull of US dollar, on Wednesday, leaving it about 70 percent weaker than developed economies, led by the United more than 1,000 executives. emerging markets. the official exchange rate. The peso’s fainting spell followed a 37 States, regaining their role as the central From autos to soap to whisky, multina- “Having emerging markets exposure was percent drop in its value over the preceding year. driver of global output in 2014. tional companies have been increasing their an advantage with analysts and financial Also on Wednesday the government vowed to crack down on Emerging markets will still grow at a exposure to emerging markets dramatically markets a year ago and now it’s a disadvan- black market peso trade. But investors eager to exploit Argentina’s faster clip than developed markets this year in recent years. Europe’s top 505 companies tage, which is ludicrous. Whatever happens, promising shale oil and other natural resources say the only but the difference in growth rates will be generated a third of their sales in emerging these markets are the future,” he said. tighter fiscal and monetary policy can restore faith in the economy. the lowest since 2002. markets in 2013, or 2.8 times more than in Indeed, a glance at the world’s biggest cit- President Cristina Fernandez’s policies, including heavy-handed The World Bank last week raised its 1997, according to Morgan Stanley. But the ies suggests international companies ignore currency controls to stimulus spending unencumbered by inflation forecast for global growth for the first time curve from here is set to flatten. the mega-trend towards developing nations targeting, has made Argentina a no-go zone for all but the most in three years, to 3.2 percent in 2014 from “You should expect that line to go side- at their peril. risk-hungry investors. The Fernandez administration has long 2.4 percent in 2013. But it cut forecasts for ways for a while, but I don’t think it will fall Only one of the world’s 10 biggest conurba- used currency controls to restrict access to US dollars, forcing developing countries to 5.3 percent for 2014, materially,” said Morgan Stanley strategist tions now lies in North America or Europe, farmers into the anaemic peso. This has all but dried up the local from 5.6 percent predicted in June. Graham Secker. according to consultancy Demographia - soybean market in recent weeks. The balance between emerging and In a few cases, companies are heading for and New York’s position at number 8 looks Pierbattisti estimates that Argentine farmers are holding onto developed economies is a central topic at the exit or scrapping certain product lines precarious given the far faster pace of about 8.4 million tonnes of soybeans, up from an estimated 1.6 this week’s World Economic Forum annual in some emerging markets. growth of cities in Asia and Africa. million at this point last year. meeting in the Swiss Alps, as highlighted Cosmetics maker Revlon said at the end REUTERS Local factories that crush soybeans into meal and oil, used as livestock feed and in making biofuels, are working at 60 percent capacity, down from 65 percent a year ago, due to lower supply of raw beans as farmers hoard crops, Pierbattisti said. Growers are paid for their grains in pesos, which they are not allowed to swap for dollars under Argentina’s foreign exchange rules. Lack of access to a stable currency has encouraged grow- BP performance since the spill ers to pile beans into oblong white plastic bags that have come to dot the Pampas grains belt, each horizontal silo representing a makeshift unit of savings. This season’s US soybean harvest may TOTAL RETURN (DIVIDEND RE-INVESTED) — REBASED TO 100 be one of the largest ever at 89.5 million tonnes. So the world is likely to be awash in soy by the time South American growers BP Anadarko Halliburton Transocean start bringing in their crops next month. Big harvests are expected in Brazil (89.0 million tonnes), Argentina 180 (54.5 million) and Paraguay (9.4 million), according to estimates by Percent the US Department of Agriculture and private analysts. Demand is change driven by China, where soymeal is needed to fatten up cattle served 160 as beef steak to increasingly discerning middle class diners. April 20, 2010 57.9% Argentina’s interventionist policies, including a 35 percent export Explosion on tax on soybeans and the 2012 nationalization of the country’s main Deepwater energy company, YPF, have joined with high inflation to scare off 140 Horizon rig investment needed to take advantage of growing world food demand. Private economists, rejecting official government data as lack- ing credibility, say consumer prices rose by more than 25 percent 120 15.6% last year, one of the world’s highest rates. The government said full-year 2013 inflation was 10.9 percent. Consumer prices will rise about 30 percent in 2014, according 100 to a Reuters poll of analysts last week. “We feel safer holding onto our crops than we would holding the -13.7% peso,” said Santiago del Solar, who manages thousands of hectares 80 in western Buenos Aires province. “That’s not going to change as long as confidence remains so low, or until there is a change in policy that would allow us to save in dollars.” 60 With two years to go before the end of her second term, -44.2% Fernandez has shown no sign of making major policy changes. Buenos Aires farmer Alvaro Tomas says he and his neighbours are meanwhile using raw beans to buy everything from pickup 40 trucks to seeds. A good four-wheel-drive vehicle, for example, 2010 2011 2012 2013 would cost you about 130 tonnes of beans. “Any grower who has the alternative to save in soybeans is doing Source: Thomson Reuters Datastream so because it the only way to protect yourself from inflation,” V.Flasseur, 23/01/2014 Tomas said. “I don’t know anyone who can save in any other way.” REUTERS Abbott’s measures will hit poorer communities the hardest

BY JIM CHALMERS respect, the study finds that a a narrow part of society, in this case about a potential role for busi- most to gain and the most to to recognise that the wealthiest lack of jobs necessitates a far less big business (a point well-made by ness tax reform in funding human contribute. in our community have a role to ven more alarming than contractionary budget position my colleague Senator Dastyari ear- capital improvement in the form To achieve these outcomes, play when it comes to building the the news that our econ- than that flagged by the govern- lier this month). The problem isn’t of education and digital inclu- those from the top end will need kind of budget capable of invest- omy shed almost 32,000 ment – that is, less cuts. the involvement of business, which sion. Even the free-market The to pay their fair share. As another ing more in human capital and Ejobs in December is the The authors single out trades is welcome, but that the panel lacks Economist publication has called colleague, Andrew Leigh, pointed social mobility. likely impact that extreme budget training, a measure already cut by broader representation of working for the winding back of business out in the Herald Sun this month, The portents are not good when cuts would have on the commu- the Abbott government, as crucial people and those on fixed incomes tax perks to fund a dramatic Australia is missing out on $700m you consider the budget decisions nities where the labour market to combatting spatial patterns of like pensions and payments. improvement in the tools neces- of company tax revenue as a taken so far by the Abbott gov- is already at its weakest, like my unemployment. Cuts like these From the Business Council of sary to build intergenerational result of tax breaks to multina- ernment: to ditch needs-based electorate of Rankin to the south will affect already disadvantaged Australia’s last budget submis- social mobility. tional companies. Leigh’s argu- schools funding, to provide relief of Brisbane. areas via a “double whammy” sion, we already know the areas Social mobility is important not ments follow the work done by to those at the top while trying To help us understand this effect of job market inefficiency likely to be targeted by the panel. only from a fairness perspective, former assistant treasurer David to slash the school kids bonus for issue, three academics from and a lack of region-specific infor- Unsurprisingly, for example, they but also from the perspective of Bradbury on profit-shifting, for those who need it most, to abolish Griffith University, Charles mation about job possibilities. repeat their argument that the future economic growth. With the which he earned inclusion in the help for low income earners in the Darwin University and Newcastle So communities like mine have burden should be shifted away institutional barriers to intergen- prestigious International Tax superannuation system in favour University have developed an a lot of skin in the game when it from businesses in the tax sys- erational mobility that currently Review’s Global Tax 50. The G20 of tax breaks for those earning employment vulnerability index comes to the likely recommenda- tem towards more consumption exist, Australia is unable to fully and the OECD have both also the biggest incomes. to identify the suburbs most at tions of the Abbott government’s taxes like the goods and serv- take advantage of the dynamism taken up work on profit-shifting, These types of spending cuts risk of future joblessness. Five of audit commission. And thanks to ices tax, which disproportion- and creativity of all members of in recognition of the huge hit to may provide budgetary relief in the 13 “red alert” suburbs in met- Campbell Newman and other state ately hit the poorest Australians. our society. a budget’s bottom line. the short-term and satisfy an ropolitan South East Queensland governments, we already have some Recommendations like these are The foundations of social mobil- If the commission of audit ideological agenda, but they are identified for “entrenched disad- experience of the pain inflicted on the predictable but nonetheless ity are providing people with the report is to be anything other not about to address any of the vantage” are in Rankin, plus three the most vulnerable communities disappointing outcome of a panel tools of their own success, so that than a representation of the busi- key problems facing our economic of the nine suburbs identified for by exercises of this kind, designed representing one narrow segment they can become confident and ness community’s wish list, then it sustainability in the future – like “emerging disadvantage”. as they are to justify harsh cuts to of the population. self-sustaining actors in a more needs to take these sorts of ideas barriers to intergenerational eco- Perhaps the most troubling jobs and services, particularly in The Abbott government will innovative economy. This involves into account. It needs to spare nomic mobility. If the prime min- aspect of this new research into education and health. sit on this report for the three reorienting public spending away those who are already most vul- ister, his treasurer and his panel employment vulnerability is the The odds are already stacked months between February and from the grab-bag of concessions nerable in our community from were really concerned with long- warning that radical austerity against those on low and middle May, when the budget is brought for those who least need them, harsh cuts that will make their term economic prosperity, they would make the situation worse; incomes because the audit commis- down. And while they do, a very towards more strategic invest- chances of employment or their would be looking into these issues causing already-vulnerable sub- sion panel handpicked by the prime important debate is being unfold- ment in human capital and dig- living standards much worse as a matter of priority. urbs to be even more so. In this minister and treasurer represents ing in other advanced economies ital inclusion for those with the than they are already. It needs THE GUARDIAN FRIDAY 24 JANUARY 2014 MARKET www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 17

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BY RIZWAN REHMAT

DOHA: A birdie blitz yesterday helped Spain’s Rafa Cabrera- Bello go past overnight leader Spain’s George Coetzee of South Africa Rafa at the $2.5m Qatar Masters. Cabrera- Eight birdies - five of them Bello posted in the last seven holes - celebrates saw Cabrera-Bello card seven a putt on under par 65 yesterday at the day two of Doha Golf Course (DGC) where the $2.5m Coetzee was pegged back to sec- ond spot following a sluggish Qatar three under par 69. Masters The Spaniard has an overall at Doha card of 13 under par 131 while Golf Club Coetzee is sitting pretty at 11 yesterday. under par 133. The Englishman Matthew Baldwin 29-year- (six under par 72), Sweden’s John old Carlsson (seven under par 65) and Spaniard Steve Webster (three under par is the sole 72) are tied in third spot for an leader overall score of 10 under par 134 after two after contrasting battles at a sun- rounds bathed DGC. of the Winner in Abu Dhabi last European week, Pablo Larrazabal of Spain Tour event. missed the cut set at 143 as did former champion Thomas Bjorn. Spanish veteran Miguel Angel Jiminez also failed to impress and failed to reach round three. Englishman Tom Lewis, France’s Romain Wattel, Finland’s year here, and I don’t feel that I’ve under par 72 following a 67 in the Mikko Ilonen and South Africa’s left home, so that’s why I enjoy it first round on Wednesday. Thomas Aiken ended round two so much.” Carlsson, meanwhile, fired eight at nine under par 135. The Spaniard said he would birdies and then added an eagle Cabrerar-Bello said he didn’t keep things simple in the third for an impressive 65 yesterday. think 13 would be unlucky for round today. “I am happy I got the putter him. “I will do my normal routine, going,” Carlsson, who stuttered “I don’t think 13 is an unlucky and Friday is just a new day. We with three bogeys, said. number around this course. I’m start from scratch, play one shot “(It) always helps when you really happy, really pleased, and at a time and just go out there and get the putter going, everything everything’s going good,” the keep enjoying myself,” Cabrera- seems so much easier. Spaniard said. “I’m enjoying Bello said. “I’ve been doing it for “Since I had the first tourna- myself. this week and last week a lot, so I ment, I was seventh and obviously Doing well in the Middle East just want to enjoy the opportunity that brings a little bit of calm to makes Cabrera-Bello feel at home. of being up there, being in conten- keep going,” Carlsson said reflect- “It definitely feels like home,” tion. I want to enjoy that every ing on his season so far. “It’s just Cabrera-Bello said when shot matters and I just want to I haven’t missed a cut in a long reminded of his title win in Dubai. savour that and try to perform as time, even on the Challenge Tour. “I like playing in short sleeves good as I know I can,” he added. “So I am focussing on the right a lot. I like a little bit of breeze. I Also yesterday, American vet- things. Now when I play, I just let like seeing palm trees. I like see- eran John Daly was bunched it flow. So I am looking up instead ing sun around the courses. It together with a group of six golf- of down,” he added. does remind me a lot from the ers with an overall card of eight Wattel, who posted 68 yester- Canaries, and it’s kind of like, I under par 136. day after an impressive 67 on day start playing at the end of the Daly yesterday carded three one, was delighted with his two rounds in Doha. “I’m really pleased with these Qatar Masters Scores rounds. That’s nice to finish by a DOHA: Leading second round scores at the Qatar Masters at the Doha Golf Club yesterday final birdie on the last. I’m look- (Gbr & Irl unless stated, par 72): ing forward to the next few days 131 Rafa Cabrera-Bello (ESP) 66-65 because I’m playing good golf,” he 133 George Coetzee (RSA) 64-69 added. 134 Steve Webster 65-69, Johan Carlsson (SWE) 69-65, Matthew Baldwin 68-66 When asked about his form last week, Wattel said: “I played one 135 Thomas Aiken (RSA) 67-68, Roman Wattel (FRA) 67-68, Mikko Ilonen (SWE) 68-67, Tom good round in Abu Dhabi, the first Lewis 68-67 round, and then I didn’t manage 136 Anthony Wall 70-66, John Daly (USA) 67-69, Branden Grace (RSA) 67-69, Peter Hanson to play as good as the first round (SWE) 69-67, Francois Calmels (FRA) 66-70, Alejandro Canizares (ESP) 68-68 but I am going to try and play 137 Thorbjorn Olesen (DEN) 68-69, Simon Dyson 68, 69, Paul Lawrie 67-70, Dawie Van der Walt exactly the same way.” (RSA) 65-72, Stephen Gallacher 69-68, Gaganjeet Bhullar (IND) 67-70, Kristoffer Broberg Daly, who fired three birdies (SWE) 69-68 on way to his 67 yesterday, was 138 Ross Fisher 66-72, Michael Hoey 68-70, Fabrizio Zanotti (PAR) 69-69, Sergio Garcia (ESP) counting his blessings after two 71-67, Simon Thornton 70-68 rounds in Doha. Selected The 46-year-old American is a 139 Shiv Kapur (IND) 68 71, Darren Fichardt (RSA) 69 70, Jose-Maria Olazabal (ESP) 69 70, two-time Major champion. Peter Uihlein (USA) 70 69 “I hit it pretty good. Thought I made a couple more putts, would 140 Brooks Koepka (USA) 70 70, Jason Dufner (USA) 70 71, Thongchai Jaidee (THA) 68 73 have been great, but very pleased 142 Jeev Milkha Singh (IND) 71 71, Hennie Otto (RSA) 71 71 Wade Ormsby (AUS) 72 70, Marcus with the way I’m playing,” Daly Fraser (AUS) 74 68 said. 143 Ernie Els (RSA) 67 76, Paul McGinley 73 70 Without a title for the past 10 Missed cut years, the colourful American said 144 Garth Mulroy (RSA) 72 72, Brett Rumford (AUS) 73 71, Miguel Angel Jimenez (ESP) 71 73, playing at DGC was a test of char- Justin Walters (RSA) 71 73, Richard Sterne (RSA) 74 70 acter and nerves. 145 Richard Green (AUS) 74 71, Brandon Stone (RSA) 76 70, Jin Jeong (KOR) 73 74, Pablo “This isn’t an easy golf course. Larrazabal (ESP) 71 76 It’s in great shape but it’s a tough 148 Ali saleh Al kaabi (QAT) 78 70 golf course,” Daly said. “The fairways are not the easi- 149 John Hahn (USA) 74 76 est to hit, and you know, you miss 152 Jbe Kruger (RSA 72 80 it a little too far right and left, no 153 Connor Arendell (USA) 76 77 telling what it can happen. 157 Ali Al-Shahrani (QAT) 73 84 “But like I said, I kept it close to the fairway a lot today and hit a lot of fairways, so my irons were really good today,” he added. European number one and former Qatar Masters champion Henrik Stenson took 14 holes to record his first birdie as he posted a 71 to lie five under. The Swede’s playing partners Luke Donald of England and Jason Dufner of the US finished three under. Donald was in danger of miss- ing the cut until coming home in 32 for a 69, while US PGA Champion Dufner bogeyed two of the last four holes to return a 71. The cut fell at one under par and defending champion Chris John Daly of the US tees off on the 10th hole during round two of the Wood of England scraped through $2.5m Qatar Masters at Doha Golf Club yesterday. on the mark thanks to a birdie on the 18th. THE PENINSULA FRIDAY 24 JANUARY 2014 SPORT www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 21

Football Fixtures All times in GMT Scottish Premiership Tomorrow Sunderland stun United Kilmarnock vs Inverness Caledonian Thistle (1500) Moyes’ side hits new low in League Cup semi-final shootout loss Motherwell vs Aberdeen (1500) Ross County vs Hearts (1500) St. Mirren vs Partick Thistle (1500) MANCHESTER, United Tello hat-trick January 26 Kingdom: Manchester United’s Hibernian vs Celtic (1245) desperate season met with fresh January 27 degradation on Wednesday puts Barcelona night as they sensationally lost Dundee United vs St Johnstone (1945) on penalties to Sunderland in on brink of Cup English FA Cup the League Cup semi-final at Today Old Trafford. Arsenal vs Coventry City(III) (1945) Trailing 2-1 from the first leg, semi-finals United levelled the tie through Nottingham Forest(II) vs Preston North Jonny Evans’s 37th-minute MADRID: Lionel Messi End(III) (2000) header, only for Phil Bardsley to marked his 400th appearance 4th Round net a dramatic equaliser late in for Barcelona by setting up Tomorrow extra time with a low shot that three goals for Cristian Tello as Huddersfield Town(II) vs Winner 3R 30 squirmed past David de Gea. the Catalans moved towards the AFC Bournemouth(II) vs Liverpool (1245) Improbably, United promptly Copa del Rey semi-finals with Birmingham City(II) vs Swansea City went straight up to the other a 4-1 win away to Levante on (1500) end and equalised through Javier Wednesday night. Hernandez, for a 3-3 aggregate Nabil El Zhar had fired the Bolton Wanderers(II) vs Cardiff City (1500) scoreline that sent the tie to pen- hosts into a shock lead midway Manchester City vs Watford(II) (1500) alties, but it was to prove a false through the first-half. Port Vale(III) vs Brighton and Hove dawn. An appalling shoot-out saw However, after an unfortunate Albion(II) (1500) only three of the 10 penalty-takers Juanfran own goal had levelled Rochdale (IV) vs score, but United full-back Rafael matters just after half-time, Tello Sheffield Wednesday(II) (1500) da Silva proved the fall guy, with then sped onto Messi’s through Southampton vs Yeovil Town(II) (1500) Vito Mannone saving his spot- ball to fire home on the hour Southend United(IV) vs Hull City (1500) kick to give Sunderland a 2-1 win. mark. Having already seen his side beaten The two combined once more Sunderland vs Kidderminster Harriers(V) by Swansea City in the FA Cup and 10 minutes from time and another (1500) relegated to 14 points below leaders lovely Messi pass allowed the Wigan Athletic(II) vs Crystal Palace (1500) Arsenal in the league this month, 22-year-old to volley home his Stevenage Football Club(III) vs Everton it was another night of misery hat-trick five minutes later to (1730) for United’s beleaguered manager leave the second-leg at the Camp 4th Round David Moyes. Manchester United’s Mexican forward Javier Hernendez reacts during the English League Cup semi final Nou next Wednesday a formality. January 26 “We did not play well enough,” Barca boss Gerardo Martino second leg football match against Sunderland at Old Trafford in Manchester on Wednesday night. Sunderland Sheffield United(III) vs Fulham (1300) Moyes said. won 2-1 on penalties after extra time. had made eight changes to the “We had the chances to put it to side that could only manage a Chelsea vs Stoke City (1530) bed, but didn’t. Sunderland played 1-1 draw with Levante in La Liga Ligue 1 well and they deserve credit, but on Sunday with Pedro Rodriguez Today overall we looked like we would and Xavi joining Messi as the only Lille vs Stade Rennes (1930) get there until the last minute. three players to retain their place. Real stay top of money league Tomorrow “I was disappointed, but we And Pedro nearly repaid did not play well enough in the LONDON: Spain’s Real annual Football Money League and sponsors targeting mass Martino’s faith immediately as he En Avant Guingamp vs end. That’s football. We’ll get on Madrid retained the title of compiled by accountants consumer markets. struck the base of the post after Paris St Germain (1600) with it, pick ourselves up, and go the world’s richest soccer Deloitte. Real Madrid and Barcelona only five minutes. Ajaccio vs Sochaux (1900) again.” Sunderland, second from club in the past year thanks Qatari-owned Paris St are two of the most consistently However, just as at the week- Nantes vs Stade de Reims (1900) bottom in the Premier League, to sponsorship and TV deals Germain (PSG), where former successful teams in Europe, end, it was Levante who took the Montpellier HSC vs Nice (1900) can now look forward to a clash robust enough to endure a sea- England captain David Beckham fielding top players such as lead from a set-piece as El Zhar Toulouse vs Bastia (1900) with Manchester City in the final son without a major trophy, a ended his career last year, Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel prodded home from close range on March 2, in what will be their study showed yesterday. underlined its emergence as a Messi respectively. The two after Jose Manuel Pinto had par- Valenciennes vs FC Lorient (1900) first major final since 1992. Real’s revenue of 519m euros soccer power with an 81 percent clubs enjoy the financial advan- ried his first effort. January 26 “The feelings are for the fans. ($704m) put the club ahead of rise in revenue to almost 400m tage of being able to negoti- Barca were handed a huge slice Olympique Lyon vs Evian Thonon Gaillard It’s been a difficult season, noth- domestic rivals Barcelona in euros to claim fifth spot. ate their own TV deals, rather of luck to equalise eight minutes FC (1300) ing to enjoy, but they deserve this. fiscal 2012/2013, with European Revenue for the top 20 teams than pooling TV rights income after half-time when Loukas Girondins Bordeaux vs St Etienne (1600) The lads were immense. In the champions Bayern Munich rose by 8 percent to 5.4bn euros, as teams in other major leagues Vyntra fired the ball off teammate Monaco vs Olympique Marseille (2000) cups you never know what will edging into third ahead of Deloitte said, underlining the have to do. Juanfran and the ball rebounded happen,” said manager Gus Poyet. Manchester United, in the appeal of soccer to broadcasters REUTERS past the helpless Javi Jimenez into La Liga AFP the net. Today Thereafter, though, it was a Celta Vigo vs Real Betis (2000) French Cup Results procession as Tello thundered Tomorrow home his first moments later PARIS: French Cup results on Wednesday Real Madrid vs Granada CF (1500) from Messi’s first assist. night(aet -- after extra-time): Barcelona meet amid The winger then curled home Real Valladolid vs Villarreal (1700) Round of 32 his second of the evening after the Valencia vs Espanyol (1900) Chasselay 0 Monaco 3 defence had again been attracted Sevilla vs Levante (2100) L’Ile-Rousse 0 Bordeaux 0 -- aet towards Messi. And Tello sealed January 26 Ile-Rousse win 4-3 on penalties a memorable evening five minutes Almeria vs Getafe (1100) Rosell resignation talk later with a another thumping Yzeure 1 Lyon 3 Osasuna vs Athletic Club (1600) finish from Messi’s clipped ball Moulins 2 Toulouse 1 MADRID:Barcelona go because Leading Catalan daily La over the top. AFP Rayo Vallecano vs Atletico Madrid (1800) Paris Saint-Germain 1 Montpellier 2 announced an extraordinary of mounting Vanguardia said in its online edi- Barcelona vs Malaga (2000) Played on Tuesday board meeting today amid pressure and tion that Rosell had decided to go, Spanish Copa del Rey January 27 AC Ajaccio 0 Caen 2 reports that president Sandro threats to also without citing a source. Real Sociedad vs Elche (2100) Angers 1 Sochaux 0 Rosell (pictured) may be poised himself and They said in their paper edi- Results Boulogne 0 Rennes 2 to resign because of a legal his family. tion that Rosell was consider- Serie A MADRID: Collated Spanish Copa del Rey Today CA Bastia 2 Niort 2 -- aet wrangle over the signing of Moreover, ing quitting so as to protect the Brazilian star Neymar. it added that club’s reputation during a possibly results on Wednesday: Napoli vs Chievo Verona (1700) CA Bastia win 5-4 on penalties “Today, Thursday January 23, the former drawn-out legal proceedings. Quarter-finals, first leg Concarneau 2 Guingamp 3 -- aet Lazio vs Juventus (1945) at 18:00, there will be an extraor- Nike executive However, La Vanguardia sug- Real Sociedad 3 (Mikel Gonzalez 4, 33, Vela January 26 Croix 0 Lille 3 dinary board meeting at the club feels harshly gest Bartomeu would take over 62) Racing Santander 1 (Kone 83) Verona vs AS Roma (1130) Lens 2 SC Bastia 1 offices,” Barcelona said in a state- treated hav- just until June when there would Levante 1 (El Zhar 31) Barcelona 4 (Juanfran Marseille 4 Nice 5 ment without elaborating. ing made a be a presidential election. Cagliari vs AC Milan (1400) 53-og, Tello 60, 80, 85) Sete 2 Jura Sud 0 Pressure mounted on Rosell, huge effort to bring Neymar to Former president Joan Inter Milan vs Catania (1400) African Nations Championship Results 49, after a Spanish judge agreed the club and having cut Barca’s Laporta, under whom Rosell Played on Tuesday Livorno vs Sassuolo (1400) POLOKWANE, South Africa: Results from on Wednesday to hear a case debt significantly during his time served as vice-president for two Espanyol 0 Real Madrid 1 (Benzema 25) Parma vs Udinese (1400) the 2014 African Nations Championship on made against him by one of the in charge without undermining years between 2003 and 2005, has Sampdoria vs Bologna (1400) club’s own members for alleged the team on the field. been linked with a return to the Wednesday: Torino vs Atalanta Bergamo (1400) misappropriation of funds in the It said he would leave Barcelona presidency the next time elections Italian Cup Results Group D: deal which brought Brazilian star in the hands of vice president are held. MILAN: Italian Cup quarter-final result on Fiorentina vs Genoa (1945) At Bloemfontein Neymar to the club last year. Josep Maria Bartomeu until the And he claimed Rosell’s silence Wednesday: Dutch Championship Mauritania 2 (Moulaye Ahmed Khalil 4, Catalan sports daily Mundo end of his mandate in 2016. on the Neymar deal was damag- AC Milan 1 (Balotelli 6) Udinese 2 (Muriel 65) Gabon 4 (Duval Nzembi 7, Aaron Today Deportivo said in its online edition Mundo Deportivo said Rosell ing the club’s reputation. 41-pen, Lopez 78) Appindangoye 85, Bonaventure Sokambi Heracles Almelo vs RKC Waalwijk (1900) that Rosell had decided to resign met with his deputies in the “President Sandro Rosell Played on Tuesday 90, Sakombi 90-pen) and would announce his depar- morning and agreed to formally ought to give an explanation to Saturday, January 25 (GMT) Roma 1 (Gervinho 78) Juventus 0 At Polokwane ture later in the day. present his resignation in the the members of FC Barcelona,” ADO Den Haag vs Feyenoord (1745) Burundi 1 (Selemani Ndukumana 14) DR The paper, without giving a evening before announcing it to he said on his official Twitter on January 29 NAC Breda vs PEC Zwolle (1845) Congo 2 (Makusu Mundele 24, 37) source, said Rosell decided to the media. account on Wednesday. AFP Napoli vs Lazio Roda JC Kerkrade vs Utrecht (1845) PSV Eindhoven vs AZ Alkmaar (1945) January 26 SC Cambuur vs Heerenveen (1130) PSG suffer Cup shock; Monaco win Vitesse Arnhem vs NEC Nijmegen (1130) Groningen vs Twente Enschede (1330) PARIS: Paris Saint-Germain Home coach Laurent Blanc victory at Chasselay earlier. The injury to Falcao and the in England and let the game go. Go Ahead Eagles Deventer vs Ajax were surprisingly beaten 2-1 by left Zlatan Ibrahimovic on the Falcao crumbled to the ground fall-out from it somewhat marred It’s not possible here. The referee Amsterdam (1330) Montpellier in the round of 32 of bench at kick-off, although that following a challenge by Soner what should have been a special must see when there is a foul and the French Cup on Wednesday allowed Edinson Cavani to play Ertek inside the Chasselay area occasion for fourth-tier strugglers blow his whistle.” Bundesliga fixtures night, while an injury to star in his favoured central striking -- for which no penalty was given Chasselay and their star player, Meanwhile, Monaco released Today striker Radamel Falcao over- position and the Uruguayan con- -- just before the interval and veteran former Monaco captain a statement in which they said: Borussia Moenchengladbach vs Bayern shadowed Monaco’s win against verted a Lucas Digne centre to needed lengthy treatment before Ludovic Giuly. “The player Radamel Falcao was Munich (1930) minnows Chasselay. draw PSG level on the half-hour. being carried away on a stretcher. “When you play against a team hit in the left knee. Must await Tomorrow Unbeaten at home since There were chances at both He had given the principal- from a lower division, they are further tests in the coming days Nuremberg vs Hoffenheim (1430) November 2012 and flying high ends after that but it was ity club the lead just before the going to play really hard. That’s to clarify the exact nature of the at the top of Ligue 1, PSG were Montpellier who snatched a win- half-hour mark, tapping into an normal, and that is what I tell my injury.” Borussia Dortmund vs FC Augsburg (1430) expected to see off a struggling ner midway through the second empty net after Valere Germain players before the match but it’s Ertek himself admitted to being Freiburg vs Bayer Leverkusen (1430) Montpellier side at the Parc des half, Victor Hugo Montano head- had headed down a cross for his not possible for a referee to blow upset at the potential implications VfB Stuttgart vs Mainz (1430) Princes. ing in a corner to stun the home 11th goal in French football. his whistle for free-kicks with- of his challenge. VfL Wolfsburg vs Hanover 96 (1430) However, the visitors have support. Emmanuel Riviere replaced the out ever booking anyone,” moaned “I am gutted. I honestly don’t Eintracht Frankfurt vs Hertha Berlin (1730) improved recently under coach While Montpellier had their former Atletico Madrid striker Monaco coach Claudio Ranieri think I touched him,” he said. January 26 Rolland Courbis and took the Colombian striker to thank for after half-time and went on to after the game. “Did he hurt his own ankle? Did lead 20 minutes in when Daniel taking them through, an injury score two more goals in a game “If Falcao has something seri- I touch him accidentally? I don’t Werder Bremen vs Congre headed in a Siaka Tiene to his compatriot Radamel Falcao that was played at Lyon’s Stade ous, it is the referee’s fault. know but it ruined my match.” Eintracht Braunschweig (1430) cross. overshadowed Monaco’s 3-0 de Gerland. “Everyone wants to play like AFP Hamburg SV vs Schalke 04 (1630) FRIDAY 24 JANUARY 2014 SPORT 22 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com

Evans takes Wawrinka storms into final control at First Grand Slam title clash for the eighth seed; Li to face Cibulkova Tour Down Under MELBOURNE: Stanislas Warwinka edged Tomas Berdych Australian Open in the tightest of duels to reach Results ADELAIDE, Australia: his first Grand Slam final at Former Tour de France win- the 36th attempt yesterday Results from the Australian Open yesterday ner Cadel Evans seized control and set up a possible all-Swiss (x denotes seeding): of the Tour Down Under with a Australian Open title showdown dominant win in the third stage Men's singles against Roger Federer. from Norwood to Campbelltown Stanislas Wawrinka Federer will have to get past Stanislas Wawrinka (SUI x8) bt Tomas in South Australia yesterday. world number one Rafa Nadal in of Switzerland Berdych (CZE x7) 6-3, 6-7 (1), 7-6 (3), Evans, 37, also took the overall the second semi-final today first, in action against 7-6 (4) lead in the season-opening UCI but 28-year-old Wawrinka did his Tomas Berdych of World Tour race when he pow- part by the narrowest of margins the Czech Republic Women's singles ered away from the pack on the with a 6-3, 6-7(1), 7-6(3), 7-6(4) in the semi-final Semi-finals notorious Corkscrew Road Hill, victory over the tall Czech. match of the then held on over the last five The earlier women’s semi- Australian Open Li Na (CHN x4) bt Eugenie Bouchard kilometres (three miles) to win finals were one-sided affairs with in Melbourne, (CAN x30) 6-2, 6-4 by 15 seconds. China’s Li Na beating teenager yesterday. Second place went to Australia’s Eugenie Bouchard 6-2, 6-4 to get Dominika Cibulkova (SVK x20) bt Agnieszka Nathan Haas (Garmin-Sharp) to her third Melbourne final and Radwanska (POL x5) 6-1, 6-2 with Italian Diego Ulissi (Lampre- diminutive dynamo Dominika Order of play on show courts for the Merida) in third. Cibulkova downing Agnieszka Australian Open today (x denotes seeding): Australian Simon Gerrans, who Radwanska 6-1, 6-2 to reach her Rod Laver Arena 7:30 pm took the ochre leader’s jersey into first. Thursday’s stage, came in fifth There was nothing uneven Rafael Nadal (ESP x1) vs and now trails Evans on general about the battle between the Roger Federer (SUI x6) classification by 12 seconds. Ulissi seventh seed Berdych and eighth is a further three seconds behind seed Wawrinka that followed on match point, a thumping unre- 142, the Czech edged the ace count Williams, Victoria Azarenka and the first set with a forehand volley. in third place overall. Rod Laver Arena in which three turnable serve providing a fitting 21-18 and had more winners (60- Maria Sharapova - all victims of The second set was a closer affair “It wasn’t quite optimal but it of the four sets were decided by climax. 57), while there were 49 unforced upsets, Li knows she will rarely with Bouchard grabbing an early was pretty good,” Evans said of tiebreaks. “It’s amazing. I didn’t expect to errors apiece. have a better chance of adding break but Li ramped up the power his ride. While Wawrinka’s victory make a grand slam final in my “It was one point and one another grand slam title to her on her groundstrokes and added “With the time bonuses avail- over defending champion Novak career,” Wawrinka said before break, that’s it,” said a crest- 2011 French Open crown. another 22 winners to the 13 she able the race is still a long way Djokovic in the quarter-finals was turning his mind to the possibil- fallen Berdych, who earned just The 31-year-old, who dodged smashed in the opening stanza to from over, but today went almost all about guts and shotmaking, ity of facing Federer. one break point at 4-4 in the third a bullet when she faced match seal victory. perfectly.” the arm-wrestle with Berdych “To play a Swiss final will be set but failed to convert it. point against Lucie Safarova in “I think the beginning of the Evans, whose BMC Racing was a study in big serving and amazing, first for Switzerland, for “If I could tell what was the dif- the third round, set off at a blis- match I played very well,” said Li. team rode the Corkscrew Road heavy hitting. the country. He is the best player ference (between us) then I would tering pace and won 20 of the first “The second set was a little bit Hill and descent seven times in Wawrinka grabbed the only ever. For me it’s my first final. be nearly a genius. 23 points to take a 5-0 lead. tighter because I was feeling that the lead-up to the race, said he break of serve in the contest to To imagine to play against Roger “We both play great. We play It could not last and the 19-year- I already had one foot in the final. had targeted this stage to make take the first set and exactly would be amazing.” a good match. Stan was the one old Canadian broke and held serve “I think is the third time (in his move. three hours later he clinched the The bald statistics showed the that just took it, and that’s it.” for 5-2 before fourth seed Li upped the final), so I’m pretty close to “I had an idea of what we might fourth-set tiebreak on his second Swiss won 143 points to Berdych’s With top three seeds - Serena her game again and wrapped up the trophy.” REUTERS have an opportunity to do and it’s always might, if, maybe,” Evans said. “But in this sport when you have an opportunity you have to Williams run with it. Right to the last 300 India down but not metres I wasn’t sure if I had it. confident they “The stage win is of course great, but GC (general classifi- cation) is what we’re really here can move up out, insists Dhoni for.” With three stages remaining, the grid WELLINGTON: India may Under the Duckworth-Lewis Evans is now a firm favourite have been knocked off their method, India were set a target to hold on to the ochre jersey LONDON: Williams provided one-day international pedestal of 297 and were 277-9 when rain until Sunday’s final stage on the a first glimpse of their new by low-ranked New Zealand, but returned to prevent the last three Adelaide street circuit. Formula One car yesterday with captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni balls being bowled. That gave New The former world champion a confident prediction that it insisted morale remains high. Zealand victory by 15 runs under stayed towards the front of the would be good enough to move After going 0-2 down in the a further Duckworth-Lewis peloton as it chased down a the former champions back five-match series against New revision. breakaway group of four riders at up the grid after a dire 2013 Zealand after a 15-run loss in Dhoni saw the problem devel- the approach to Corkscrew Hill. campaign. Hamilton on Wednesday, India oping with the slow start to the He then countered several “I’m confident that we’ll be dropped to number two behind run chase when openers Shikhar attacks on the climb but waited closer to the front aerodynami- Australia in the ODI rankings. Dhawan and Rohit Sharma put until Team Sky’s Richie Porte cally than we were last year,” said But Dhoni, speaking after the on just 21 in the first seven overs. launched his bid before respond- engineering head Pat Symonds in game, said that was not some- “I thought once we got off to ing, leaving Gerrans in his wake. a statement. thing they would dwell on. a start, the openers should have Evans stayed with Porte for The new FW36, in a blue and “As far as the morale is con- carried on for a bit longer, they 500 metres before making his unbranded temporary livery, cerned, it’s a fantastic, lively could have played a few more move, powering away from the revealed the new slimline ‘ant- Eljaish coach, Nabil Maaloul (left) and his Al Sadd counterpart Huseein dressing room. And what we shots, got a few more runs and young Tasmanian as the summit eater-style’ nose expected to be Amotta during a press conference on the eve of their Qatar Stars League always emphasise is that cricket is taken a bit of pressure off the approached. seen on most cars this year after match yesterday in Doha. not something that should have a middle order,” he said. Gerrans tried to respond and regulation changes imposed for lot of effect on the dressing room,” New Zealand, meanwhile, head caught Porte, but he could get no safety reasons. he said. to what could be the series defin- closer, and Evans opened enough Williams, who scored just five “Yes, they are linked, but at the ing third ODI in Auckland tomor- of a gap at the top to hold off the points last year and finished ninth same time it should not be like row, knowing they need to find chasing pack, which had caught overall, are the first of the teams when you’re performing well you the consistency that has often Gerrans and Porte. to show their nose design - even if Al Sadd wary of have a different dressing room deserted them in recent years. “Cadel obviously is absolutely it will be changed for the first race and when you’re not the entire “We’re playing some decent flying,” Porte said. in Australia on March 16. scenario changes.” cricket at the moment and the “I tried to go with him, but in Venezuelan driver Pastor New Zealand, who won the first challenge for us is to keep putting the hairpins there he just rode Maldonado has been replaced by match by 24 runs in Napier on it together, because we know India away and there’s not much you Brazilian Felipe Massa for 2014 wounded Eljaish Sunday, posted 271-7 in a rain- are going to keep improving,” cap- can do. with Finland’s Valtteri Bottas disrupted innings in Hamilton tain Brendon McCullum said. “It was a little disappointing, I staying. The team have also DOHA: Huseein Amotta is – and Moroccan coach Amotta that was reduced to 42 overs. AFP thought I was in a bit better nick switched from Renault engines convinced Al Sadd will face has warned his players to be at (shape).” to Mercedes. one of the hardest games of their best. Today’s 148.5-kilometre (92- Formula One is ditching the old the Qatar Stars League season “This will be one of the hardest Sri Lanka recall Warne to coach mile) stage takes the riders from V8 engine to a turbocharged V6 as they look to get their title games we will play because they Unley in inner-city Adelaide to with energy recovery systems in defence back on track. are such a good side, regardless of Mendis for Aussie T20 the town of Victor Harbor on the the biggest technical upheaval for The defending champions play their recent results. “Just because Fleurieu Peninsula. AFP a generation of engineers. Eljaish today, who are looking to El Jaish have lost games does not Bangladesh Tests spinners REUTERS stop the rot after six successive mean they are weak; it just means defeats. the league is strong,” said Amotta COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s selec- MELBOURNE: Bowling Tour Down Under They have a new coach in Nabil on the eve of the match. tors yesterday recalled unortho- great Shane Warne was yes- Stage 3 Results NBA Results Maaloul to help them do that THE PENINSULA dox spinner Ajantha Mendis for terday named as spin coach Charlotte 95 LA Clippers 91 two Test matches in Bangladesh ahead of Australia’s World ADELAIDE, Australia: Results after the Chicago 98 Cleveland 87 Qatar Stars League QSL Standings starting next week after keep- Twenty20 campaign starting in 145-kilometre (90-mile) third stage of Atlanta 112 Orlando 109 P W D L G GA P ing him out of the recent series Bangladesh in March. the Tour Down Under from Norwood to Fixtures against Pakistan. Cricket Australia said the Toronto 93 Dallas 85 Lekhwiya 16 9 4 3 31 17 31 Campbelltown in South Australia yesterday. Today Mendis, 28, last played a Test 44-year-old would support head Boston 113 Washington 111 Al Sadd 15 7 6 2 30 16 27 1. Cadel Evans (AUS/BMC Racing) 3hr Al Ahli vs Muaither SC, during his team’s home series coach Darren Lehmann as a Philadelphia 110 NY Knicks 106 Al Arabi 15 7 3 5 23 17 24 34min 5sec Al Arabi Stadium, 4.30pm against Bangladesh in March consultant, providing specialist El Jaish 16 7 3 6 19 17 24 2013. training for the squad’s spinners. 2. Nathan Haas (AUS/Garmin-Sharp) at 15 Houston 119 Sacramento 98 Al Kharaitiyat vs Qatar SC, Qatar SC 15 6 5 4 18 19 23 Sri Lanka’s Test squad: The Australia T20 squad begins a seconds Milwaukee 104 Detroit 101 Al Khor Stadium, 4.30pm Al Ahli 15 6 4 5 26 25 22 Angelo Mathews (capt), three-match series against South Oklahoma City 111 San Antonio 105 Al Sadd vs Eljaish, Al Sadd Stadium, 7pm 3. Diego Ulissi (ITA/Lampre-Merida) same time Al Gharafa 15 5 6 4 27 24 21 Dinesh Chandimal (vice-capt), Africa on March 9, before heading Phoenix 124 Indiana 100 Tomorrow 4. Adam Hansen (AUS/Lotto-Belisol) s.t. Al Sailiyah 15 5 5 5 27 26 20 Dimuth Karunaratne, Kaushal to Bangladesh. “We believe our Umm Salal vs Al Wakra, Silva, Kumar Sangakkara, national teams can really benefit Al Khor 15 3 10 2 15 15 19 5. Simon Gerrans (AUS/Orica GreenEdge) s.t. Qatar SC Stadium, 4.30pm Mahela Jayawardene, Prasanna from more specific skill-based Al Wakra 15 4 6 5 21 23 18 6. Rory Sutherland (AUS/Tinkoff-Saxo) s.t. NHL Results Al Rayyan vs Al Khor, Jayawardene, Kithuruwan coaching as and when it is needed. Carolina 3 Philadelphia 2 Al Rayyan Stadium, 4.30pm Al Kharaitiyat 15 4 5 6 20 21 17 Vithanage, Rangana Herath, This will mean that from time to 7. Brent Bookwalter (USA/BMC Racing) s.t. Umm Salal 15 3 5 7 18 24 14 Pittsburgh 5 Montreal 1 Al Sailiya vs Al Gharafa, Dilruwan Perera, Suranga time we will enlist the support 8. Ben Hermans (BEL/BMC Racing) s.t Detroit 5 Chicago 4 Al Rayyan Stadium, 7pm Al Rayyan 15 3 4 8 17 27 13 Lakmal, Shaminda Eranga, Nuwan of experts in their craft to work Pradeep, Vishwa Fernando, with our players and share their 9. Daryl Impey (RSA/Orica GreenEdge) s.t Calgary 3 Phoenix 2 Al Arabi vs Lekhwiya, Al Arabi Stadium, 7pm Muaither 15 3 2 10 16 37 11 Ajantha Mendis. AFP experiences,” Lehmann said. AFP 10. Robert Gesink (BEL/Belkin) s.t. FRIDAY 24 JANUARY 2014 BREAK TIME www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 23

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MUSCAT 25/18 Partly cloudy 25/18 Partly cloudy KUWAIT 20/12 Mostly cloudy 19/11 Partly cloudy Red lanterns are used to decorate a downtown street in Beijing yesterday, ahead of China’s Lunar New Year. 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There was a drive to keep the with a low-price advantage for intoxicated LONDON 10/08 Rain 13/04 Chance of rain The friendly desktop machine Mac price within reach of con- budget-minded buyers. Microsoft MIAMI BEACH: Teen pop star PARIS 08/06 Rain 13/05 Chance of rain referred to as the “Mac” and, sumers in a market where com- released the first version of Justin Bieber was arrested in ISTANBUL 13/09 Mostly cloudy 14/08 Chance of rain importantly, the ability to con- puters costing $10,000 or more Windows in late 1985. Miami Beach early yesterday on MANILA 28/19 Partly cloudy 28/19 Partly cloudy trol it by clicking on icons with were typical. The ensuing rivalry is the stuff a drunken driving charge after DHAKA 27/17 Clear 28/16 Clear a “mouse,” opened computing to While clicking an on-screen of Silicon Valley legend and coffee he was caught drag racing on a DELHI 19/09 Clear 19/10 Partly cloudy non-geeks in much the way that icon to open a file appeared simple, shop smack talk. main thoroughfare in a rented ISLAMABAD 20/07 Partly cloudy 19/07 Partly cloudy touchscreens later allowed almost memory and processing demands Microsoft took the lead in the yellow Lamborghini, police said. anyone get instantly comfortable were huge for the computing home computer market by con- The 19-year-old Canadian singer with smartphones or tablets. power of that time. centrating on software while initially resisted arrest, cursed at The Macintosh computer, intro- “Every time you move that partners cranked out Windows- police officers and later told them duced 30 years ago Friday, was at mouse, you are re-drawing the powered machines at prices that he had consumed alcohol, pot and the core of a legendary rivalry screen,” Kottke said. “It is almost undercut the Mac. prescription drugs, police said. A ‘Dwarf planet’ in deep between late Apple co-founder like video.” “Really, Apple could well have judge set his bail at $2,500. Steve Jobs and Microsoft master- The original vision of launching gone out of business in the late He was later released and mind Bill Gates. a Macintosh with 64 kilobytes of 1990s,” Kottke said. “That would escorted from jail by correctional Thousands of Apple faithful RAM and a $1,000 price gave way not have surprised people.” officers, then climbed on top of a space has water are expected for a birthday party to introducing one with 128 kilo- The original boxy Macintosh waiting SUV to wave to fans. this weekend in a performing arts bytes of RAM at $2,500. with a mouth-like slit below the Bieber’s arrest is his most seri- PARIS: Ceres, a tiny planet in the asteroid belt, spouts water center in Silicon Valley, not far Macintosh also arrived with a screen for “floppy” data disks has ous run-in with the law during a vapour, a finding that strengthens theories that life on Earth from the company’s headquarters new feature called “drop-down evolved into a line that boasts slim, year in which his erratic behav- was kick-started by a bombardment of space rocks, scientists in the city of Cupertino. menus.” powerful laptops and a cylindrical iour has ranged from allegations of said on Wednesday. “The Mac was a quantum leap Mac prowess at page layouts Mac Pro desktop model. speeding through his gated com- European astronomers reported they saw vapour spewing gey- forward,” early Apple employee and photo editing won the devo- “I am thankful to have been a munity near Los Angeles to heated ser-like from the surface of Ceres, the biggest object in the asteroid Randy Wigginton said. tion of artistic types. The release part of it,” Wigginton said. scuffles with paparazzi. belt lying between Mars and Jupiter. “We didn’t invent everything, of “hypercard” is credited with “Once you go through an experi- Just after 4 am, officers Ceres was first recorded in 1801 by the Italian astronomer but we did make everything very inspiring fanatical loyalty to Macs. ence like that, and it was extremely observed Bieber’s Lamborghini Giuseppe Piazzi, who named it after the Roman goddess of agri- accessible and smooth,” he con- “It was the idea that you could painful, you look back and every alongside another driver in a red culture and fertility. tinued. “It was the first computer create a page on your screen sacrifice is absolutely worth it. It is Ferrari accelerate from a stop Measuring 950 kilometres across, taking about four and a half people would play with and say: and create links to other pages,” when Apple leapfrogs in technol- position on a four-lane road in a years to orbit the Sun, it was initially taken to be simply a mas- ‘That’s cool.’” Kottke said. ogy that they succeed.” residential area just a few blocks sive asteroid, a huge piece of rubble left over from the creation of Prior to the January 24, 1984 “You could have all your AFP from the South Beach tourist dis- our planet system. unveiling of the Mac with its trict, Miami Beach Police Chief Closer examination found it to be a planet-like sphere, believed “graphical user interface,” com- Raymond Martinez said. to be a silicate core with an icy exterior. puters were workplace machines Two SUVs had blocked off the In 2008, the International Astronomical Union promoted Ceres commanded with text typed in road so the singer could race a to the new category of “dwarf planet,” to which it also relegated what seemed like a foreign lan- friend who was driving the rented Pluto, until then considered a full-fledged planet. guage to those who were not soft- red sports car, police said. Writing in the journal Nature, a team led by Michael Kueppers ware programmers. Bieber was driving the sports of the European Space Agency used an infrared instrument on Credit for inventing the com- car 88 to 96 km per hour in a 48 the orbital telescope Herschel to scan Ceres four times between puter mouse in the 1960s went kph zone. He was also charged November 2011 and March 2013. to Stanford Research Institute’s with resisting arrest without vio- They found water vapour shooting from its surface from two Doug Engelbart, who died last year lence and driving on an expired fountain-like sources, at the rate of around six kilogrammes per at 88. Georgia licence, Miami Beach second as Ceres neared the Sun on its egg-shaped orbit. “The Mac’s impact was to bring police spokeswoman Vivian “Does Ceres have a sub-surface ocean? Or are the two sources of the graphical user interface to ‘the Hernandez said. water just isolated pockets?” France’s National Centre for Scientific rest of us,’ as Apple used to say,” The singer was “a little bellig- Research, which took part in the investigation, pondered in a Dag Spicer, chief content officer of erent, using some choice words,” statement announcing the discovery. the Computer History Museum in when arrested, Martinez said, but The observation boosts once-derided theories that billions of Silicon Valley, said. “The Mac GUI he grew cooperative at the police years ago, rocks carrying water and carbon molecules pounded was picked up by Microsoft, who station. the fledgling Earth, providing it with the ingredients essential for named it Windows.” In the arrest report, an officer life, said University of Central Florida astrophysicists Humberto Apple spotlighted the arrival of said Bieber had bloodshot eyes and Campins and Christine Comfort in a commentary. the Mac with a television commer- Curator Adam Rosen writes “Happy 30th Birthday” using version 1 of alcohol on his breath. The singer “But the pieces of the puzzle of Solar System formation do not fit cial portraying a bold blow struck MacPaint on an original 128K Macintosh computer at the Vintage Mac told police he was returning from perfectly, and more is likely to be discovered through further stud- against an Orwellian computer Museum in Malden, Massachusetts, ahead of the 30th anniversary of the a studio recording session and ies of the miniature worlds that we call asteroids,” they cautioned. culture. original Macintosh computer. repeatedly asked why he had been AFP The “1984” commercial aired stopped and arrested. “Why did you stop me?” he asked, according to the report. “Why do you have to search me?” Bieber later acknowledged that he had taken prescription medi- French family can keep adopted fox cine, had been smoking mari- juana and had consumed alcohol, BORDEAUX: A French fam- authorisation is against the law. fear the authorities might confis- Martinez said. ily has finally got permission The National Office of Hunting cate their pet. The singer appeared at his bail to keep a young fox they had and Wild Animals found out “He is more affectionate than hearing in the afternoon via video rescued after its mother was about Zouzou and began legal a dog,” Anne-Paul Delanes said. from the jail where he was being crushed by a car, following a proceedings against its keepers “When he sees us, he rolls on the held. He made no comment during marathon legal battle. back in 2011. ground and yelps with joy.” the brief proceedings. The saga of the little fox, named But Anne-Paul Delanes said the Didier Delanes had found the His friend, identified as R&B Zouzou, had made headlines in family had just “received a special cub in 2010 along the side of the singer Khalil Sharieff, was France and even prompted a authorisation permitting us to road lying under its dead mother, arrested on a charge of driving support page on Facebook after keep Zouzou until his death,” from which had been run over by a car. under the influence. His bail was the Delanes family was ordered the local prefecture in France’s He took the fox home and the set at $1,000. An artist’s impression of Ceres, a tiny planet in the asteroid belt which to hand over the animal and pay southwestern Dordogne region. family raised it as a pet. High-powered criminal defence spouts water vapour. a €300 ($409) fine. Anne-Paul and her husband Zouzou will be four years old attorney Roy Black appeared in In France, raising a wild Didier had earlier paid the fine in March. court on behalf of both men. animal without special and then kept Zouzou hidden for AFP REUTERS